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- | ===== screen Terminology ===== | ||
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- | ; session : A screen session is a single collection of windows - all running under a master screen process. | ||
- | ; window : A session can (and often does) contain multiple windows (e.g. one containing a shell, one for //mutt//, one for //irssi//, etc.). | ||
- | ; region : A portion of the display where a screen window is visible. | ||
- | ; display : This refers to where the screen session is attached; if being specific, it refers to the terminal or pseudo-terminal used by the attaching process. | ||
- | ; display terminal : The terminal to which screen is attached. | ||
- | ; virtual terminal : The terminal that screen windows provide to the programs running within them. | ||