Re: [Nolug] screen commands - odd

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:26:51AM -0500, Dustin Puryear wrote:
> 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 "

What do those do?

>
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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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