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bind
Default Keybindings
None.
Syntax
bind [-c class] key [command [args]]
Description
Bind a command to a key. By default, most of the commands provided by
screen are bound to one or more keys as indicated in the Default Key
Bindings section, e.g. the command to create a new window is bound to
“C-c” and “c”. The bind command can be used to redefine the
key bindings and to define new bindings. The key argument is either a
single character, a two-character sequence of the form “^x” (meaning
“C-x”), a backslash followed by an octal number (specifying the ASCII
code of the character), or a backslash followed by a second character,
such as “\^” or “\\”. The argument can also be quoted, if you
like. If no further argument is given, any previously established binding
for this key is removed. The command argument can be any screen
command.
If a command class is specified via the -c option, the key is bound
for the specified class. Use the command command to
activate a class. Command classes can be used to create multiple command
keys or multi-character bindings.
Examples
bind ’ ’ windows bind ^k bind k bind K kill bind ^f screen telnet foobar bind \033 screen -ln -t root -h 1000 9 su
binds the space key to the command that displays a list of windows (so
that the command usually invoked by “C-a C-w”
would also be available as “C-a space”). The next three lines remove
the default kill binding from “C-a C-k” and “C-a k”. “C-a K”
is then bound to the kill command. Then it binds “C-a
C-f” to the command “create a window with a TELNET connection to foobar”
(c.f. Window Types), and binds “escape” to a command that creates
a non-login window with a.k.a. “root” in slot #9, with a superuser shell
and a scrollback buffer of 1000 lines (c.f. screen).
bind -c demo1 0 select 10 bind -c demo1 1 select 11 bind -c demo1 2 select 12 bindkey "^B" command -c demo1
makes “C-b 0” select window 10, “C-b 1” window 11, etc.
bind -c demo2 0 select 10 bind -c demo2 1 select 11 bind -c demo2 2 select 12 bind - command -c demo2
makes “C-a - 0” select window 10, “C-a - 1” window 11, etc.