Re: [Nolug] screen commands - odd

This is really all you need to know:

1. Control-a : command mode, start with this always

2. control-a c : create

3. control-a control-a : switch to previous window (toggle)

4. control-a ": show all my available windows

5. control-a A: name the current window with a title (e.g., "my log view")

6. control-a K: kill this window (e.g., it hangs)

7. control-a d: detach and go home for the day

Put this in your ~/.screenrc before starting screen:

hardstatus on
hardstatus alwayslastline
hardstatus string "%{.bW}%-w%{.rW}%n %t%{-}%+w %=%{..G} %H %{..Y} %m/%d
%C%a "

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Petri Laihonen wrote:
> I have now managed to get my SSH tunnels etc up and running when I start
> "screen".....  It was necessary to set up ssh-agent in order to do the
> passwordless logins. So I learned that too.
> 
> However, screen seems to be very difficult to use, or I do not
> understand the instructions......most likely both......
> I have not yet figured out how to interpret the instructions...... There
> seem to be no legend....
> 
> For instance,
> *C-a C-b*  (break)
> 
>     Send a break to window.
> *C-a B*      (pow_break)
>     Reopen the terminal line and send a break.
> *C-a C-d*  (detach)
>     Detach
>     /screen/ from this terminal. 
> *C-a D D*    (pow_detach)
>     Detach and logout.
> 
> ETC.....
> 
> I have yet to figure out what is "*C-a*"?
> I suspected it was a "ctrl" +something else, but that does not seem to work.
> 
> Also,  I have not yet found a way to scroll the windows since the normal
> scrollbar does not work anymore.
> 
> Someone please throw me a bone? :-)
> 
> Petri
> 
> 
> 
> 
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