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| ==== Intro ==== | ==== Intro ==== |
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| Screen is a text-based program usually described as a window manager or terminal multiplexer. While it does a great many things, its two biggest features are its detachability and its multiplexing. The detachability means that you can run programs from within screen, detach and logout, then log in later, reattach, and the programs will still be there. The multiplexing means that you can have multiple programs running within a single screen session, each within its own window. You can display multiple windows at once, or just switch between them, even if you only have a single terminal window to use. | Screen is a text-based program usually described as a window manager or terminal multiplexer. While it does a great many things, its two biggest features are its detachability and its multiplexing. The detachability means that you can run programs from within screen, detach and logout, then log in later, reattach, and the programs will still be there. The multiplexing means that you can have multiple programs running within a single screen session, each within its own window. You can display multiple windows at once, or just switch between them, even if you only have a single terminal window to use. |
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| For more info on what screen can do, see the [[detailed description]]. | For more info on what screen can do, see the [[detailed description]]. |
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| The official GNU screen page is [[http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/]]. The canonical repository for the screen source is [[ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/screen/]]. There are no official precompiled binaries, but your system vendor may have them available. | The official GNU screen page is [[http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/]]. The canonical repository for the screen source is [[ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/screen/]]. There are no official precompiled binaries, but your system vendor may have them available. |
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| | The current development sources may also be had from the [[https://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=screen|git repository]]; or you may [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=screen.git|browse them online]]. Note that building from the repository sources may require additional tools, such as GNU Autoconf. |
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| ==== Discussion ==== | ==== Discussion ==== |
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| The user discussion mailing list can be found at http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/screen-users . There is an IRC channel on Freenode (irc.freenode.net) named #screen . | The user discussion mailing list can be found at [[http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/screen-users]]. There is an IRC channel on [[https://libera.chat/|Libera]] (irc.libera.chat) named ''#screen''. |
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| | ==== Bugs ==== |
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| | See the [[bugtracker]] page for information on submitting or searching for bug reports regarding GNU Screen. If you're unsure whether something is a bug, feel free to ask about it on the mailing lists or in the IRC channel. |
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| ==== Terminology ==== | ==== Terminology ==== |
| Many people have written tutorials on screen: | Many people have written tutorials on screen: |
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| * [[tutorial|The one on this wiki.]] | * [[http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/3/9/16838/14935|GNU screen: An Introduction and Beginner's Tutorial]] (2018-07-03: unaccessible) |
| * [[http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/3/9/16838/14935|GNU screen: An Introduction and Beginner's Tutorial]] | * [[http://nathan.chantrell.net/linux/an-introduction-to-screen/|A Brief Introduction to Screen]] |
| * [[http://www.linuxgazette.com/node/122|Using screen by David Dorgan]] | |
| * [[http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/gnu_screen.html|Installing and Using GNU Screen]] - includes specific information about installing screen on a Solaris system. | |
| * [[http://cosmic.homeunix.net/blog/old/00000018.html|Tutorial: Use GNU Screen (in UNIX)]] | |
| * [[http://www.zorg.org/linux/screen.shtml|A Brief Introduction to Screen]] | |
| * [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/answers/297|Using the screen package]] | * [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/answers/297|Using the screen package]] |
| * [[http://www.bangmoney.org/presentations/screen.html|screen - The Terminal Multiplexer]] | * [[http://www.bangmoney.org/presentations/screen.html|screen - The Terminal Multiplexer]] (2018-07-03: unaccessible) |
| | * [[http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/a-quick-tutorial-on-screen/|A quick tutorial on screen]] |
| | * [[http://www.rackaid.com/resources/linux-tutorials/general-tutorials/using-screen/|Linux Screen Tutorial and How To]] (2018-07-03: unaccessible) |
| | * [[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6340|Power Sessions with Screen]] |
| | * [[http://magazine.redhat.com/2007/09/27/a-guide-to-gnu-screen/|A guide to GNU screen]] (2018-07-03: unaccessible) |
| | * [[http://mkaz.com/solog/unix-screen-utility|GNU Screen Utility]] - overview, config and usage (2018-07-03: unaccessible) |
| | * [[https://smithfarm-thebrain.blogspot.com/2012/12/man-screen-revised-and-abridged.html|"man screen" revised and abridged]] (reduced to half its previous size) |
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| [//I intend to thin this list out a bit. I'd like to keep just a couple of the best tutorials on this page and put the rest on the [[other links]] page. To that end, I'd like comments on which ones are useful (or not useful), either in comments left on this page or in [[phil_g+screen@pobox.com|email to me]]. <PMG>//] | [//I intend to thin this list out a bit. I'd like to keep just a couple of the best tutorials on this page and put the rest on the [[other links]] page. To that end, I'd like comments on which ones are useful (or not useful), either in comments left on this page or in [[phil_g+screen@pobox.com|email to me]]. <PMG>//] |
| ==== Configuration ==== | ==== Configuration ==== |
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| The screen configuration file can be a complex beast. See the [[screen concepts]], [[configuration reference]], or [[configuration links|links to other people's config files]]. | The screen configuration file can be a complex beast. See |
| | [[screen concepts]], [[man:start|man page]], [[commands:start|configuration reference]], or [[configuration links|links to other people's config files]]. |
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| ==== Other links ==== | ==== Other links ==== |
