Episode 30: Screen
In this episode
Screen
Keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Action |
| Ctrl+a c | new window |
| Ctrl+a n | next window |
| Ctrl+a p | previous window |
| Ctrl+a “ | select window from list |
| Ctrl+a Ctrl+a | previous window viewed |
| Ctrl+a S | split terminal horizontally into regions |
| Ctrl+a | | split terminal vertically into regions |
| Ctrl+a x | unsplit terminal |
| Ctrl+a :resize | resize region |
| Ctrl+a :fit | fit screen size to new terminal size |
| Ctrl+a :remove | remove region |
| Ctrl+a tab | Move to next region |
| Ctrl+a d | detach screen from terminal |
| Ctrl+a A | set window title |
| Ctrl+a x | lock session |
| Ctrl+a [ | enter scrollback/copy mode – Ctrl+a ] to leave this mode |
| Ctrl+a ] | paste buffer |
| Ctrl+a > | write paste buffer to file |
| Ctrl+a < | read paste buffer from file |
| Ctrl+a ? | show key bindings/command names |
| Ctrl+a : | goto screen command prompt |
Screen commands
screen -t label order command
screen -t htop 6 htop
screen -t irssi 5 irssi -c irc.freenode.net
Screen configuration stored in ~/.screenrc
hardstatus string ‘%{gk}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{wk}%?%-Lw%?%{=b kR}(%{W}%n*%f %t%?(%u)%?%{=b kR})%{= kw}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}][%{Y}%l%{g}]%{=b C}[ %m/%d %c ]%{W}’
How-to’s
http://lizzie.spod.cx/screenirssi.shtml — how to use screen and irssi
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/knightcast/~3/SxA_VnFuFNw/dc004.pdf — very good pdf from knightwise of the knightcast
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/3/9/16838/14935 — beginners tutorial
http://www.bangmoney.org/presentations/screen.html — more advanced tutorial
Web site of the week
Tip
metamorphose – bulk file re-namer
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