- Share a screen session: \\ in one terminal screen -S SharedSession in another terminal screen -x SharedSession :!: Require same user.\\ See [[https://www.howtoforge.com/sharing-terminal-sessions-with-tmux-and-screen]] for more details and tmux examples - Logging: \\ To save everything that is in your screen session, at the beginning: Ctrl + a + h - Detach a screen inside a screen:Ctrl + a + a + d - Serial console: screen /dev/ttyS0 19200 ==== Upgrading system ==== Network might goes down while full system upgrade ssh -t machine.to.update screen -d -R -S Upgrade If it goes down, same command reconnects to the screen session "Upgrade" ====== CheatSheet ====== Here's a quick cheatsheet for GNU Screen with start/reconnect commands and main key bindings: ===== Starting and Reconnecting ===== ==== Start a new screen session: ==== screen ==== Start a named screen session: ==== screen -S session_name ==== Reconnect to a detached session: ==== screen -r ==== List running sessions: ==== screen -ls ==== Reconnect to a specific session: ==== screen -r session_name ===== Main Key Bindings (defaults) ===== All commands are prefixed with `Ctrl+a` (denoted as `C-a` below) ==== Window Management: ==== * `C-a c`: Create a new window * `C-a n`: Switch to next window * `C-a p`: Switch to previous window * `C-a 0-9`: Switch to window 0-9 * `C-a "`: List all windows * `C-a A`: Rename current window ==== Session Management: ==== * - `C-a d`: Detach from current session * - `C-a x`: Lock the screen session Split Screen: * `C-a S`: Split display horizontally * `C-a |`: Split display vertically * `C-a tab`: Switch between regions Copy Mode: * `C-a [`: Enter copy mode * `C-a ]`: Paste from copy buffer Other Useful Commands: * `C-a ?`: Show help * `C-a a`: Send `Ctrl+a` to the current window * `C-a k`: Kill current window * `C-a \`: Kill all windows and terminate screen Remember that you can customize these bindings in your `~.screenrc` file to suit your preferences. References: * https://www.rackaid.com/blog/linux-screen-tutorial-and-how-to/ * https://www.howtoforge.com/sharing-terminal-sessions-with-tmux-and-screen * http://www.computerhope.com/unix/screen.htm * https://aperiodic.net/screen/interface * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8353470/gnu-screen-custom-key-bindings-format * https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GNU_Screen * https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/html_node/Default-Key-Bindings.html * https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/html_node/Key-Binding.html * https://opensource.com/article/17/3/introduction-gnu-screen * https://web.mit.edu/gnu/doc/html/screen_13.html * https://tonisagrista.com/blog/2021/gnu-screen-cheatsheet/