GNU Screen - main configuration file

.screenrc

# GNU Screen - main configuration file
# Inspired by:
# - https://gist.github.com/ChrisWills/1337178
# - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNU_Screen

# Turn welcome message off
startup_message off

# Allow bold colors - necessary for some reason
attrcolor b ".I"

# Tell screen how to set colors. AB = background, AF=foreground
termcapinfo xterm 'Co#256:AB=\E[48;5;%dm:AF=\E[38;5;%dm'

# Enables use of shift-PgUp and shift-PgDn
termcapinfo xterm|xterms|xs|rxvt ti@:te@

# Erase background with current bg color
defbce "on"

# Enable 256 color term
term xterm-256color

# Cache 30000 lines for scroll back
defscrollback 30000

# New mail notification
# backtick 101 30 15 $HOME/bin/mailstatus.sh

hardstatus alwayslastline 
# Very nice tabbed colored hardstatus line
hardstatus alwayslastline '%{= G}[%{G}%H%{g}][%= %{= w}%?%-Lw%?%{= R}%n*%f %t%?%{= R}(%u)%?%{= w}%+Lw%?%= %{= g}][%{y}Load: %l%{g}][%{B}%Y-%m-%d %{W}%c:%s%{g}]'

# change command character from ctrl-a to ctrl-b (emacs users may want this)
#escape ^Bb

# Hide hardstatus: ctrl-a f 
bind f eval "hardstatus ignore"
# Show hardstatus: ctrl-a F
bind F eval "hardstatus alwayslastline"