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What is Screen?

posted by Mark Muyskens

Screen allows you to run multiple full-screen pseudo-terminals from one real terminal, and lets you manipulate and save your screen input and output, copy and paste between windows.

First off, install screen;
yum install screen

Now, type;
screen

This will allow you to start a new screen. You can also use the -S option to name your screen like so;
screen -S 1

So your in a new screen now, awesome. Run your dang commands now.

To detach your screen while still leaving it running, you may push ctrl+a and then d.

To attach back to the screen;
screen -r

That’s about it. Screen For Dummies.

Other Commands;
Ctrl+a and then C; create a new screen
Ctrl+a and then N; switches between screens

Categories: Linux ,Shell


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