Minimal config for screen (.screenrc)

.screenrc

# Global configration
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startup_message off
autodetach on
nonblock on
altscreen on
# define a bigger scrollback, default is 100 lines
defscrollback 1000

term  screen-256color
# some termcapinfo (may be usefull, or not)
termcapinfo rxvt* 'hs:ts=\E]2;:fs=\007:ds=\E]2;\007'
termcapinfo rxvt 'hs:ts=\E]2;:fs=07:ds=\E]2;screen07'
# Enables use of shift-PgUp and shift-PgDn
termcapinfo xterm*|rxvt*|xs ti@:te@

# use ctrl-b as escape
escape ^Bb
hardstatus alwayslastline
hardstatus string '%{= gk} %-w%{= KW}% %t %{-}%+w %= [%l]'

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