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A nice default screenrc
# GNU Screen - main configuration file
# All other .screenrc files will source this file to inherit settings.
# Author: Christian Wills - [email protected]
# Allow bold colors - necessary for some reason
attrcolor b ".I"
# Tell screen how to set colors. AB = background, AF=foreground
termcapinfo xterm 'Co#256:AB=\E[48;5;%dm:AF=\E[38;5;%dm'
# Enables use of shift-PgUp and shift-PgDn
termcapinfo xterm|xterms|xs|rxvt ti@:te@
# Erase background with current bg color
defbce "on"
# Enable 256 color term
term xterm-256color
# Cache 30000 lines for scroll back
defscrollback 30000
# New mail notification
backtick 101 30 15 $HOME/bin/mailstatus.sh
hardstatus alwayslastline
# Very nice tabbed colored hardstatus line
hardstatus string '%{= Kd} %{= Kd}%-w%{= Kr}[%{= KW}%n %t%{= Kr}]%{= Kd}%+w %-= %{KG} %H%{KW}|%{KY}%101`%{KW}|%D %M %d %Y%{= Kc} %C%A%{-}'
# change command character from ctrl-a to ctrl-b (emacs users may want this)
#escape ^Bb
# Hide hardstatus: ctrl-a f
bind f eval "hardstatus ignore"
# Show hardstatus: ctrl-a F
bind F eval "hardstatus alwayslastline"
@arainho
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arainho commented Jun 20, 2018

great 👍

@fake-name
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Really needs

startup_message off

To kill the startup splash.

@Bikette
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Bikette commented Jul 26, 2019

How do implement these changes into screen

in your home dir, create .screenrc file and paste in, run screen with your user with the command "screen -D -RR" to reattach all previous.

@RenatoSalles007
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Thanks, very usefull

@lanthean
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lanthean commented Sep 13, 2022

How do implement these changes into screen

After You've updated your ~/.screenrc file, just press (within screen) "ctrl" with "a", then type source ~/.screenrc after a colon, like this - ":source ~/.screenrc" and press "enter"
ctrl-a :source ~/.screenrc <enter>

@camilocarrillo
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Indeed, thanks for sharing! Nice layout and colors choice.

@RenatoSalles007
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Another option for status line, with date and clock:
hardstatus string '%{= Kd} %{= Kd}%-w%{= Kr}[%{= KW}%n %t%{= Kr}]%{= Kd}%+w %-= %{KG} %H%{KW}|%{KY}%101`%{KW}|%D %M %d %Y%{= Kc} %C%A%{-}'

@mikegilchrist
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I'm confused. I thought the below code would allow me to scrollback using Shift-PgUp/Down, but instead it cycles me through the windows. Is this cycling the expected behavior?

# Enables use of shift-PgUp and shift-PgDn
termcapinfo xterm|xterms|xs|rxvt ti@:te@

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