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  C^a | -split vertically
  C^a | -split vertically
  C^a S -split horizontly
  C^a S -split horizontly
C^a \ -kill all windows and exit


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Revision as of 11:55, 28 August 2016

Screen allows for multi window connection using a single ssh session. It also allows to detach from the session screen while still running a remote session.

Install

sudo apt-get install screen

Useful key bindings

C^a c -create new prompt
C^a tab -move to a next window
C^a | -split vertically
C^a S -split horizontly
C^a \ -kill all windows and exit
Key Action Notes
Ctrl+a c new window
Ctrl+a n next window I bind F12 to this
Ctrl+a p previous window I bind F11 to this
Ctrl+a " select window from list I have window list in the status line
Ctrl+a Ctrl+a previous window viewed
Ctrl+a S split terminal horizontally into regions Ctrl+a c to create new window there
split terminal vertically into regions Requires screen >= 4.1
Ctrl+a :resize resize region
Ctrl+a :fit fit screen size to new terminal size Ctrl+a F is the same. Do after resizing xterm
Ctrl+a :remove remove region Ctrl+a X is the same
Ctrl+a tab Move to next region
Ctrl+a d detach screen from terminal Start screen with -r option to reattach
Ctrl+a A set window title
Ctrl+a x lock session Enter user password to unlock
Ctrl+a [ enter scrollback/copy mode Enter to start and end copy region. Ctrl+a ] to leave this mode
Ctrl+a ] paste buffer Supports pasting between windows
Ctrl+a > write paste buffer to file useful for copying between screens
Ctrl+a < read paste buffer from file useful for pasting between screens
Ctrl+a ? show key bindings/command names Note unbound commands only in man page
Ctrl+a : goto screen command prompt up shows last command entered

Custom configuration

By default the config is kept in ~/.screenrc file but using -c option we can pass a custom config

~$ screen -c screen-4regions

Config file example

~$ cat screen-pm 
screen -t mail1-queue     #creates new terminal/prompt
select 0                   #select window0
stuff "echo Window0^M"   #echo a string between quotes, ^M translates to EOL
 
split      #split horizontally
split -v   #split vertically

select 1
focus      #get focus on a selected window
screen -t mail2-queue   #create a new terminal/prompt in the focus window
stuff "echo Screen1^M"

select 2
focus
screen -t mail1
stuff "echo Screen2^M"

split -v

select 3
focus
screen -t mail2
stuff "echo Screen3^M"

altscreen on                                                                                       
term screen-256color                                                                               
bind ',' prev                                                                                      
bind '.' next                                                                                      
#                                                                                                  
#change the hardstatus settings to give an window list at the bottom of the                        
#screen, with the time and date and with the current window highlighted                            
hardstatus alwayslastline                                                                          
#hardstatus string '%{= kG}%-Lw%{= kW}%50> %n%f* %t%{= kG}%+Lw%< %{= kG}%-=%c:%s%{-}'              
hardstatus string '%{= kG}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{= kw}%?%-Lw%?%{r}(%{W}%n*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{w}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}][%{B} %m-%d %{W}%c %{g}]'