scrn

gistfile1.sh

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Usage
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  # Creates a background screen with a name `make-assets` that runs the command `gulp watch`
  # Can be found by running `screen -list` and resuming.
  # You can change this name to be whatever you want instead of `make-assets`
> scrn make-assets "gulp watch"
  [scrn] Background screen (make-assets) gulp watch

> scrn run-node "node server.js"
  [scrn] Background screen (run-node) gulp watch
  

  # Example of created screens
> screen -list
There is a screen on:
	19552.make-assets	(Detached)
	19659.run-node	(Detached)
2 Sockets in /var/folders/cs/vnnyv0kj3ts4vdftv28fsj4m0000gn/T/.screen.
  
  
  # Destroy screens with a particular name (make-assets)
> scrn make-assets X 
  
  
  
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For your .bashrc / .bash_profile
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scrn() {
  local cmd=''
  local name=$1
  local remove=''

  if [ "$2" = "X" ] ; then
    remove='true'
  elif [ -n "$2" ] ; then
    cmd=$2
  fi

  if [ -n "$cmd" ] ; then
    echo "[scrn] Background screen ($name) $cmd"
    screen -dmS $name sh
    screen -S $name -p 0 -X stuff $"$cmd"
    screen -S $name -p 0 -X stuff $'\n'
  elif [ -n "$remove" ] ; then
    echo "[scrn] Removing ($1)"
    screen -ls | grep $name | cut -d. -f1 | awk '{print $1}' | xargs kill
    screen -list
  else
    echo "[scrn] Starting ($name)"
    screen -dmS $name sh
    screen -r $name
  fi
}