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    Screen Quick Reference
Basic


Description
Command


Start a new session with session name
screen -S <session_name>


List running sessions / screens
screen -ls


Attach to a running session
screen -x


Attach to a running session with name
screen -r <session_name>


Detach a running session
screen -d <session_name>


Escape Key
All screen commands are prefixed by an escape key, by default Ctrl-a (that's Control-a, sometimes written ^a). To send a literal Ctrl-a to the programs in screen, use Ctrl-a a. This is useful when when working with screen within screen. For example Ctrl-a a n will move screen to a new window on the screen within screen.
Getting Out


Description
Command


detach
Ctrl-a d


detach and logout (quick exit)
Ctrl-a D D


exit screen
Ctrl-a : quit or exit all of the programs in screen.


force-exit screen
Ctrl-a C-\ (not recommended)


Help


Description
Command


See help
Ctrl-a ? (Lists keybindings)


Window Management


Description
Command


Create new window
Ctrl-a c


Change to last-visited active window
Ctrl-a Ctrl-a (commonly used to flip-flop between two windows)


Change to window by number
Ctrl-a <number> (only for windows 0 to 9)


Change to window by number or name
Ctrl-a ' <number or title>


Change to next window in list
Ctrl-a n or Ctrl-a <space>


Change to previous window in list
Ctrl-a p or Ctrl-a <backspace>


See window list
Ctrl-a " (allows you to select a window to change to)


Show window bar
Ctrl-a w (if you don't have window bar)


Kill current window
Ctrl-a k (not recommended)


Kill all windows
Ctrl-a \ (not recommended)


Rename current window
Ctrl-a A


Split screen


Description
Command


Split display horizontally
Ctrl-a S


Split display vertically
`Ctrl-a


Jump to next display region
Ctrl-a tab


Remove current region
Ctrl-a X


Remove all regions but the current one
Ctrl-a Q


Misc


Description
Command


Redraw window
Ctrl-a C-l


Enter copy mode
Ctrl-a [ or Ctrl-a <esc> (also used for viewing scrollback buffer)


Paste
Ctrl-a ]


Monitor window for activity
Ctrl-a M


Monitor window for silence
Ctrl-a _


Enter digraph (for producing non-ASCII characters)
Ctrl-a Ctrl-v


Lock (password protect) display
Ctrl-a x


Enter screen command
Ctrl-a :


Enable logging in the screen session
Ctrl-a H
Description	Command
Start a new session with session name	`screen -S <session_name>`
List running sessions / screens	`screen -ls`
Attach to a running session	`screen -x`
Attach to a running session with name	`screen -r <session_name>`
Detach a running session	`screen -d <session_name>`
Description	Command
detach	`Ctrl-a d`
detach and logout (quick exit)	`Ctrl-a D D`
exit screen	`Ctrl-a :` quit or exit all of the programs in screen.
force-exit screen	`Ctrl-a C-\` (not recommended)
Description	Command
Create new window	`Ctrl-a c`
Change to last-visited active window	`Ctrl-a Ctrl-a` (commonly used to flip-flop between two windows)
Change to window by number	`Ctrl-a <number>` (only for windows 0 to 9)
Change to window by number or name	`Ctrl-a ' <number or title>`
Change to next window in list	`Ctrl-a n` or `Ctrl-a <space>`
Change to previous window in list	`Ctrl-a p` or `Ctrl-a <backspace>`
See window list	`Ctrl-a "` (allows you to select a window to change to)
Show window bar	`Ctrl-a w` (if you don't have window bar)
Kill current window	`Ctrl-a k` (not recommended)
Kill all windows	`Ctrl-a \` (not recommended)
Rename current window	`Ctrl-a A`
Description	Command
Split display horizontally	`Ctrl-a S`
Split display vertically	`Ctrl-a
Jump to next display region	`Ctrl-a tab`
Remove current region	`Ctrl-a X`
Remove all regions but the current one	`Ctrl-a Q`
Description	Command
Redraw window	`Ctrl-a C-l`
Enter copy mode	`Ctrl-a [` or `Ctrl-a <esc>` (also used for viewing scrollback buffer)
Paste	`Ctrl-a ]`
Monitor window for activity	`Ctrl-a M`
Monitor window for silence	`Ctrl-a _`
Enter digraph (for producing non-ASCII characters)	`Ctrl-a Ctrl-v`
Lock (password protect) display	`Ctrl-a x`
Enter screen command	`Ctrl-a :`
Enable logging in the screen session	`Ctrl-a H`