great screenrc config - /etc/screenrc

screenrc

# Jeff McCune <jeff@puppetlabs.com>
# 2010-07-30
# GNU Screen configuration file

defutf8 on
defflow off
vbell off
autodetach on
startup_message off
defscrollback 10000

# The hard status is updated by the zsh prompt commands.
# %t is populated by the shell sending 'print -nR $'\033k'$1$'\033'\\'
# %h is populated by the shell sending 'print -nR $'\033]0;'$2$'\a''
hardstatus string "%H %n%?: %t%? %h"

# JJM We need to use a TERM entry that supports 256 colors.
# use tput colors to check if it responds 8 or 256
term screen-256color

# Fix numpad in nested screens
termcapinfo screen* ks@:ke@

# This enables hardstatus support in screens.
termcapinfo screen* 'hs:ts=\E]2;:fs=\007:ds=\E]2;screen\007'
# This enables hardstatus support in screens.
termcapinfo xterm* 'hs:ts=\E]2;:fs=\007:ds=\E]2;screen\007'

## JJM: 2009-09-16 This is not necessary when TERM=xterm-256color
# terminfo and termcap for nice 256 color terminal

# allow bold colors - necessary for some reason
attrcolor b ".I"
# erase background with current bg color
defbce "on"

## JJM NOTE: This has issues!  I see no reason to set this, despite
## what I've read out on the web.
## Have proper terminfo databases installed for xterm and xterm-256color
# tell screen how to set colors. AB = background, AF=foreground
# termcapinfo xterm 'Co#256:AB=\E[48;5;%dm:AF=\E[38;5;%dm'

# White on Grey:                %{= Kd}
# Hostname:                     %{g}%H%{-}
# Windows before current:       %?%-Lw%?
# Current Window:               %{c}(%{W}%n%f %t%{-})%{-}
# Windows after current:        %?%+Lw%?
# xterm hardstatus              %= %{d}%?%{C}[%{W}%h%{-}] %?


# JJM These caption lines provide the bottom "tab" bar.
# caption string "%{= Kd} %{g}%H%{-} %?%-Lw%?%{c}(%{W}%n%f %t%{-})%{-}%?%+Lw%?%= %{d}%?%{C}[%{W}%h%{-}] %?"
caption always "%{= bW} %{Y}%H%{-} %?%-Lw%?%{M}{%{Y}%n%f %{-}%{C}%t%{-}}%{-}%?%+Lw%?%= %{d}%?%{C}[%{W}%t %h%{-}] %?"