screen_session []

Screen Sessions

Install

        
              yum install screen
 
Total download size: 494 k
Installed size: 795 k

Creating a screen session

You can use screen sessions but typing the following command:

        
              screen

Creating a screen session with session name:

        
              screen -S <name>

Listing Screen Sessions

        
              screen -list

or

        
              screen -ls

Example

        
              # screen -list
There are screens on:
    6470.pts-1.hostname (Detached)
    6839.pts-1.hostname (Detached)
2 Sockets in /var/run/screen/S-root.

Detach from screen sessions

The following command can be used to detach from a screen session without closing it.
This will leave the current command running:

        
              "Ctrl-A" and "d" to detach the screen

Closing the screen session

        
              "Ctrl-D"

Entering back into a screen session

        
              screen -r 6470.pts-1.hostname

Cycle through screen sessions

        
              "Ctrl-a"

Enable Scrolling In Screen Sessions

Ctrl + a then hit Esc