Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition

Name

screen

Synopsis

                  screen [options] [command [args]]

Provide ANSI/VT100 terminal emulation, making it possible to run multiple full-screen pseudo-terminals from one real terminal, and letting you manipulate and save your screen input and output, copy and paste between windows, etc.

Options

-a

Include all capabilities in each window’s termcap.

-A

Adapt all windows to the size of the current terminal. Default is to try to use the previous window size.

-c file

Use file as the configuration file instead of the default $HOME/.screenrc.

-d

Detach session running elsewhere. With -r, reattach to this terminal. With -R, reattach to this terminal or create it if it doesn’t already exist. With -RR, use the first session when reattaching if more than one session is available.

-D

Detach session running elsewhere, logging out before detaching. With -r, reattach to this terminal. With -R, reattach to this terminal or create it if it doesn’t already exist. With -RR, do whatever is necessary to create a new session.

-e xy

Change command characters. Specify x as the command character (default Ctrl-a) and y as the character that generates a literal command character (default a). Specify in caret notation (e.g., ^A for Ctrl-a).

-f, -fn, -fa

Turn flow control on, off, or to automatic switching mode.

-h num

Specify the size of the history scrollback buffer.

-i

Cause the interrupt key (usually Ctrl-c) to interrupt the display immediately when flow control is on. Use of this option is discouraged.

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