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 ==== Intro ==== ==== Intro ====
  
-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. 
  
 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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 ==== Discussion ==== ==== Discussion ====
  
-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''.
  
 ==== Bugs ==== ==== Bugs ====
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 Many people have written tutorials on screen: Many people have written tutorials on screen:
  
-  * [[http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/3/9/16838/14935|GNU screen: An Introduction and Beginner's Tutorial]] +  * [[http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/3/9/16838/14935|GNU screen: An Introduction and Beginner's Tutorial]] (2018-07-03unaccessible
-  * [[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://nathan.chantrell.net/linux/an-introduction-to-screen/|A Brief Introduction to Screen]]
-  * [[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)
  
 [//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>//]
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 ==== Configuration ==== ==== Configuration ====
  
-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]].
  
 ==== Other links ==== ==== Other links ====

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