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By default the config is kept in <code>~/.screenrc</code> file but using -c option we can pass a custom config | By default the config is kept in <code>~/.screenrc</code> file but using -c option we can pass a custom config | ||
~$ screen -c screen- | ~$ screen -c screen-4regions | ||
Config file example | Config file example | ||
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screen -t mail1-queue #creates new terminal/prompt | screen -t mail1-queue #creates new terminal/prompt | ||
select 0 #select window0 | select 0 #select window0 | ||
stuff "Window0^M" #echo a string between quotes, ^M translates to EOL | stuff "echo Window0^M" #echo a string between quotes, ^M translates to EOL | ||
split #split horizontally | split #split horizontally | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 22 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
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}]'