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title: Screen
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category: CLI
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layout: 2017/sheet
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updated: 2020-12-05
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keywords:
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- Screen
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- Linux
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- Unix
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- CLI
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- Command
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- Line
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Screen or GNU Screen is a terminal multiplexer. In other words, it means that you can start a screen session and then open any number of windows (virtual terminals).
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This does not contain **all** of screen's commands and options, read [GNU's manual](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Commands) to see everything
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## Basics
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{: .-three-column}
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### CLI Options
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| Options | Description |
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| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
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| `-S` | Starts a named session |
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| `-r [name]` | Reattach to a screen (optionally by name) |
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| `-ls` or `--list` | Returns a list of session ids |
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### Screens
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| Keybind | Description |
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| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `ctrl+a c` | Create a new screen tab inside a screen |
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| `ctrl+a [0-9]` | Switch to a screen tab by number 0 through 9 |
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| `ctrl+a n` | Go to the next screen tab |
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| `ctrl+a p` | Go to the previous screen tab |
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| `ctrl+a k` | Kill current screen tab |
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| `ctrl+a ctrl+d` | Detach the current screen and go back to the terminal (screen windows will stay running) |
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### Visual pleasure
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| Keybind | Description |
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| ------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
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| `ctrl+a S` | Split a screen horizontally |
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| `ctrl+a |` | Split a screen vertically |
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| `ctrl+a ctrl+I` or `ctrl+a tab` | Change screen split |
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| `ctrl+a Q` | Remove all screen splits |
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| `ctrl+a C` | Clear the current screen tab |
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### Accessibility
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| Keybind | Description |
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| --------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
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| `ctrl+a A` | Rename current screen tab |
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| `ctrl+a k` | Kill current screen tab |
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| `ctrl+a ctrl+a` | Switch to last used screen tab |
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| `ctrl+a a` | Send `ctrl+a` to current screen tab |
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| `ctrl+a ctrl+w` | See a list of all screen tabs in the current screen |
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