Linux screen Command

http://www.pingpros.com/index.php?page=tutorials/linux/general/linuxusingthescreencommand

tips on using multiple virtual screens in a terminal.

Interesting Profiles from Ubuntu

Article

https://launchpad.net/~screen-profiles/+archive/ppa

https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/screen-profiles.html

Usage

Start

To start screen, type:

$ screen

Detach

To detach from screen (to return to your original terminal, without exiting screen), press:

Ctrl+A, D

Resume

To resume your detached screen session, type:

$ screen -x

Add

To add a new “screen” to your session, press:

Ctrl+A, C

List

To see what “screens” you have open, press:

Ctrl+A, W

Switch

To switch between screens, press:

Ctrl+A, Screen # (Screen # = 0, 3, etc.)

Name

To give your currently selected screen a name, press:

Ctrl+A, Shift+A

Problems

screen is hung

If one of your screen sessions seems hung/unresponsive, it is usually caused by pressing Ctrl+S (which turns flow control to XOFF). To fix this (set it back to XON), press Ctrl+Q