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GNU Screen Cheat sheet

These are some GNU Screen key strokes that come in handy:

Navigating Through Screens

  • C-a c Create new screen window
  • C-a C-a switch between windows
  • C-a (num) go to numbered window
  • C-a n go to next window
  • C-a p go to previous window
  • C-a “ list windows in interactive mode
  • C-a A rename window
  • C-a K kill screen
  • C-a \ quit screen

Detach/Reattach Screen

  • C-a d detatch session
  • screen -r reattach session
  • screen -d -r reattach session, and if necessary, detach first
  • screen -x attach to non-detached screen…multi session mode
  • C-a d detach from multi session mode
  • t

Misc

  • C-a [ scroll up
  • C-a M start/stop monitoring
  • C-a _ monitor for silence
  • C-a ? help