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    GNU Screen Cheat Sheet

Starting screen


screen –DR            -> list of detached screen
screen –r PID         -> attach detached screen session
screen –dmS MySession -> start a detached screen session
screen –r MySession   -> attach screen session with name MySession

Basics


Key combo
Effect


ctrl-a, c
create new window


ctrl-a, A
set window name


ctrl-a, w
show all window


ctrl-a, 1/2/3/…
switch to window n


ctrl-a, "
choose window


ctrl-a, ctrl-a
switch between window


ctrl-a, d
detach window


ctrl-a, ?
help


ctrl-a, [
start copy, move cursor to the copy location, press ENTER, select the chars, press ENTER to copy the selected characters to the buffer


ctrl-a, ]
paste from buffer


Advanced


Key combo
Effect


ctrl-a, S
create split screen


ctrl-a, ⇥
switch between split screens


ctrl-a, Q
Kill all regions but the current one


ctrl-a, X
remove active window from split screen


ctrl-a, O
logout active window (disable output)


ctrl-a, I
login active window (enable output)
Key combo	Effect
`ctrl-a`, `c`	create new window
`ctrl-a`, `A`	set window name
`ctrl-a`, `w`	show all window
`ctrl-a`, `1/2/3/…`	switch to window n
`ctrl-a`, `"`	choose window
`ctrl-a`, `ctrl-a`	switch between window
`ctrl-a`, `d`	detach window
`ctrl-a`, `?`	help
`ctrl-a`, `[`	start copy, move cursor to the copy location, press ENTER, select the chars, press ENTER to copy the selected characters to the buffer
`ctrl-a`, `]`	paste from buffer
Key combo	Effect
`ctrl-a`, `S`	create split screen
`ctrl-a`, `⇥`	switch between split screens
`ctrl-a`, `Q`	Kill all regions but the current one
`ctrl-a`, `X`	remove active window from split screen
`ctrl-a`, `O`	logout active window (disable output)
`ctrl-a`, `I`	login active window (enable output)