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Pavgi@uab.edu: added screen cli options

2013-09-26T16:38:53Z

added screen cli options

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	== ~~Quick start~~ ==		== Screen control keystrokes ==
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	\| Rename window session \|\| Ctrl-a A		\| Rename window session \|\| Ctrl-a A
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			\| Detach from the screen session \|\| Ctrl-a d
			\|}

			== Screen command options ==
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			! Action !! Option
			\|-
			\| List screen sessions \|\| screen -list or screen -ls
			\|-
			\| Reattach to a screen session \|\| screen -r <session-name>
	\|}		\|}

Pavgi@uab.edu: added quick start command reference

2013-09-26T16:30:10Z

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 screen -S screen-getting-started
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 == Adding configuration options to screenrc file ==

Pavgi@uab.edu at 19:40, 18 July 2013

2013-07-18T19:40:29Z

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	As the [http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html man page] states, Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes (typically interactive shells). A process (shell or command like ls) can be attached to the screen command/session. The screen session won't die or exit until terminated by the attached command/shell. This is useful when ~~SSH connections are opened~~ over flaky network ~~connections~~. Screen can multiplex commands into a single window so it makes it convenient to open new shell sessions in the same window.		As the [http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html man page] states, Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes (typically interactive shells). A process (shell or command like ls) can be attached to the screen command/session. The screen session won't die or exit until terminated by the attached command/shell. This is useful when working over a flaky network connection. Screen can multiplex commands into a single window so it makes it convenient to open new shell sessions in the same window.

	== Starting a screen session ==		== Starting a screen session ==

Pavgi@uab.edu: added screen command intro

2013-07-18T19:37:05Z

added screen command intro

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As the [http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html man page] states, Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes (typically interactive shells). A process (shell or command like ls) can be attached to the screen command/session. The screen session won't die or exit until terminated by the attached command/shell. This is useful when SSH connections are opened over flaky network connections. Screen can multiplex commands into a single window so it makes it convenient to open new shell sessions in the same window.

== Starting a screen session ==
You can start a new screen session just by typing 'screen' command. You can name your screen session using -S option as follows:
<pre>
screen -S screen-getting-started
</pre>

== Adding configuration options to screenrc file ==
You can customize screen settings using command-line options or by creating a screenrc file. See [http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Customization Customization] section in the man page for detailed options. See [http://magazine.redhat.com/2007/09/27/a-guide-to-gnu-screen/ Red Hat magazine article] for examples.

== Logging screen window to a screenlog file ==
Screen can log it's window output to a screenlog file. This can be done by invoking screen with -L option.

== Viewing screenlog file ==
Screen log file contains escape characters and hence it's not directly human readable. You can get pretty output using less command with -R or -r options. See [http://superuser.com/questions/99128/removing-the-escape-characters-from-gnu-screens-screenlog-n stackoverflow answers] for hints.