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<p>Create page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Screen is a &quot;terminal multiplexer&quot;. Essentially, it allows a user to access multiple, separate terminal sessions inside a single terminal window.&lt;br&gt;<br /> It&#039;s extremely useful for launching server applications on startup, allowing access to and interaction with the application later on.<br /> <br /> == Installation ==<br /> Screen is automatically installed on most Ubuntu setups.&lt;br&gt;<br /> If screen is not already installed, then it can be installed with:<br /> * &lt;code&gt;sudo apt install screen&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> == Starting a Session ==<br /> To start a basic session, run:<br /> * &lt;code&gt;screen&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> To start a named session, run:<br /> * &lt;code&gt;screen -S &lt;session_name&gt;&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> == Using a Screen Session ==<br /> From inside a session, hit &lt;code&gt;ctrl + a&lt;/code&gt; to be able to adjust the session with the following commonly used args:<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;?&#039;&#039;&#039; - Display list of possible screen commands.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;c&#039;&#039;&#039; - Create a new virtual console session inside screen.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;&quot;&#039;&#039;&#039; - List all open virtual consoles.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039;&#039; - Switch to next available virtual console.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;&#039; - Switch to previous virtual console.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;Number Keys 0 through 9&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039; - Open the virtual console corresponding to the number.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;A&#039;&#039;&#039; - Rename current virtual console.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;d&#039;&#039;&#039; - Detach from screen session, bringing the standard terminal back up.<br /> ** Current screen session will still continue the the background.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;&#039; - Kill current virtual console.<br /> ** Ex: &lt;code&gt;0&lt;/code&gt; will open virtual console 0.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;Esc Key&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039; - Go back to standard terminal output in current virtual console.<br /> <br /> == Reattaching to an Existing Screen Session ==<br /> Once detached from a screen session (using above &#039;&#039;&#039;d&#039;&#039;&#039; command), reattach with:<br /> * &lt;code&gt;screen -r&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> If there are multiple screen sessions up, use the following to list them all:<br /> * &lt;code&gt;screen -ls&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> The number at the start should be the session ID. Attach to the desired session ID with:<br /> * &lt;code&gt;screen -r &lt;session_ID&gt;&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> == Customizing Screen ==<br /> When started, screen will read in values from &lt;code&gt;/etc/screenrc&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;~/.screenrc&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Open the associated files and adjust values as desired.</div>

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