| Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-a c |
create new window |
Ctrl-a A |
set window name |
Ctrl-a w |
show all windows |
Ctrl-a 1|2|3 |
switch to window n |
Ctrl-a " |
choose window |
Ctrl-a Ctrl-a |
switch between windows |
Ctrl-a d |
detach window |
Ctrl-a ? |
help |
Ctrl-a [ |
start copy, move cursor to the copy location, press ENTER, select the chars, press ENTER to copy the selected characters to the buffer |
Ctrl-a ] |
paste from buffer |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
screen -S <name> |
Start a new named session |
screen -r <name> |
Attach to a named session |
screen -ls |
list all running screens |
screen -DR |
list of detached screens |
screen -dRR |
The ultimate attach: Attaches to a screen session. If the session is attached elsewhere, detaches that other display. If no session exists, creates one. If multiple sessions exist, uses the first one. |
screen -dmS MySession |
start a detached screen session |
| Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-a S |
create split screen |
Ctrl-a TAB |
switch between split screens |
Ctrl-a Q |
Kill all regions but the current one. |
Ctrl-a X |
remove active window from split screen |
Ctrl-a O |
logout active window (disable output) |
Ctrl-a I |
login active window (enable output) |