Screen Configuration & Cheatsheet

Screen Cheatsheet

screen Configuration & Cheatsheet

Sample .screenrc file:

Here is an example .screenrc:
hardstatus alwayslastline
hardstatus string ‘%{= kG}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{=kw}%?%-\
Lw%?%{r}(%{W}%n*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{w}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}]\
[%{B}%Y-%m-%d %{W}%c %{g}]‘
screen -t Development1 0
screen -t Development2 1
screen -t Compiling 2
screen -t Logs 3

Screen commands

screen -xRR -x attaches if it hasn’t been detatched, RR resumes a session or creates a session if there is not one to resume I have this at the end of my .profile so that I automatically resume a session

Ctrl-a Enter command mode (like in vim)
Ctrl-a c Create new window
Ctrl-a k Kill current window (useful if it is hanging)
Ctrl-a p,n Switch to previous or next window (spacebar works the same as n)
Ctrl-a a Switch to last window (like flashback or previous channel for your TV)
Ctrl-a # Switch to window number #
Ctrl-a a Equivalent of Ctrl-a in a non-screen world (if your shell is in Emacs mode, this goes to the line beginning)
Ctrl-a d Detach from the current screen session
Ctrl-a :help Something like this cheat sheet, but not as cool More Cooler Stuff
Ctrl-a S Split the current window horizontally into two regions
Ctrl-a Cycle between split regions
Ctrl-a X Remove current revious
Ctrl-a Q Make current region the only region