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Screen config file
# Force screen to process ^S/^Q
deflogin on
# Autodetach session on hangup instead of terminating screen completely
autodetach on
# Change escape command key invocation
escape ``
# Instead of Control-a, make the escape/command character be Control-s
##escape ^Ss
vbell on
vbell_msg " Wuff ---- Wuff!! "
# all termcap entries are now duplicated as terminfo entries.
# only difference should be the slightly modified syntax, and check for
# terminfo entries, that are already corected in the database.
#
# G0 we have a SEMI-GRAPHICS-CHARACTER-MODE
# WS this sequence resizes our window.
# cs this sequence changes the scrollregion
# hs@ we have no hardware statusline. screen will only believe that
# there is a hardware status line if hs,ts,fs,ds are all set.
# ts to statusline
# fs from statusline
# ds delete statusline
# al add one line
# AL add multiple lines
# dl delete one line
# DL delete multiple lines
# ic insert one char (space)
# IC insert multiple chars
# nx terminal uses xon/xoff
termcap facit|vt100|xterm|xterm-* LP:G0
terminfo facit|vt100|xterm|xterm-* LP:G0
#the vt100 description does not mention "dl". *sigh*
termcap vt100 dl=5\E[M
terminfo vt100 dl=5\E[M
#facit's "al" / "dl" are buggy if the current / last line
#contain attributes...
termcap facit al=\E[L\E[K:AL@:dl@:DL@:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ic@
terminfo facit al=\E[L\E[K:AL@:dl@:DL@:cs=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dr:ic@
#xterm understands both im/ic and doesn't have a status line.
#Note: Do not specify im and ic in the real termcap/info file as
#some programs (e.g. vi) will (no,no, may (jw)) not work anymore.
#termcap xterm|fptwist hs@:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l
#terminfo xterm|fptwist hs@:cs=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dr:im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l
# Long time I had this in my private screenrc file. But many people
# seem to want it (jw):
# we do not want the width to change to 80 characters on startup:
# on suns, /etc/termcap has :is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l:
#termcap xterm 'is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;4;6l'
#terminfo xterm 'is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;4;6l'
#
# Do not use xterms alternate window buffer.
# This one would not add lines to the scrollback buffer.
#termcap xterm|xterms|xs ti=\E7\E[?47l
#terminfo xterm|xterms|xs ti=\E7\E[?47l
#remove some stupid / dangerous key bindings
bind ^k
#bind L
bind ^\
#make them better
bind \\ quit
bind K kill
bind I login on
bind O login off
bind } history
# This is how one can set a reattach password:
# password ODSJQf.4IJN7E # "1234"
# don't display the copyright page
startup_message off
# emulate .logout message
pow_detach_msg "Screen session of $LOGNAME $:cr:$:nl:ended."
# advertise hardstatus support to $TERMCAP
# termcapinfo * '' 'hs:ts=\E_:fs=\E\\:ds=\E_\E\\'
# make the shell in every window a login shell
#shell -$SHELL
# autoaka testing
# shellaka '> |tcsh'
# shellaka '$ |sh'
# set every new windows hardstatus line to somenthing descriptive
defhstatus "screen: ^En (^Et)"
defscrollback 10000
# don't kill window after the process died
# zombie "^["
# enable support for the "alternate screen" capability in all windows
# altscreen on
################
#
# more xterm tweaks
#
#80/132 column switching must be enabled for ^AW to work
#change init sequence to not switch width
#termcapinfo xterm Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;4;6l
# Make the output buffer large for (fast) xterms.
termcapinfo xterm* OL=10000
##termcapinfo xterm* OL=100
# tell screen that xterm can switch to dark background and has function
# keys.
termcapinfo xterm|xterm-* 'VR=\E[?5h:VN=\E[?5l'
#termcapinfo xterm 'k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~'
#termcapinfo xterm 'kh=\EOH:kI=\E[2~:kD=\E[3~:kH=\EOF:kP=\E[5~:kN=\E[6~'
# special xterm hardstatus: use the window title.
termcapinfo xterm|xterm-* 'hs:ts=\E]2;:fs=\007:ds=\E]2;screen\007'
#terminfo xterm 'vb=\E[?5h$<200/>\E[?5l'
#termcapinfo xterm 'vi=\E[?25l:ve=\E[34h\E[?25h:vs=\E[34l'
# emulate part of the 'K' charset
termcapinfo xterm|xterm-* 'XC=K%,%\E(B,[\304,\\\\\326,]\334,{\344,|\366,}\374,~\337'
# xterm-52 tweaks:
# - uses background color for delete operations
termcapinfo xterm* be
################
#
# other terminals
#
# Extend the vt100 desciption by some sequences.
termcap vt100* ms:AL=\E[%dL:DL=\E[%dM:UP=\E[%dA:DO=\E[%dB:LE=\E[%dD:RI=\E[%dC
terminfo vt100* ms:AL=\E[%p1%dL:DL=\E[%p1%dM:UP=\E[%p1%dA:DO=\E[%p1%dB:LE=\E[%p1%dD:RI=\E[%p1%dC
termcapinfo linux C8
# Yet another hack:
# Prepend/append register [/] to the paste if ^a^] is pressed.
# This lets me have autoindent mode in vi.
#register [ "\033:se noai\015a"
#register ] "\033:se ai\015a"
#bind ^] paste [.]
################
#
# default windows
#
# screen -t local 0
# screen -t mail 1 mutt
# screen -t 40 2 rlogin server
##caption always "%3n %t%? @%u%?%? [%h]%?%=%c"
## alternative caption, gives window list, LOGNAME and current date:
caption always "%{wk}%?%-Lw%?%{bw}%n*%f %t%?(%u)%?%{wk}%?%+Lw %=%{mk}@%H %{yk}%D %{ck}%M%{wk} %{ck}%d %{gk}%c"
# hardstatus alwaysignore
hardstatus on
hardstatus alwayslastline "%{BW}%16=%l %{BW}%50=%d/%m/%Y %{BW}%80=%c%="
##hardstatus alwayslastline "%Lw"
# Red Hat's normal status line
##hardstatus string "[screen %n%?: %t%?] %h"
# bind = resize =
# bind + resize +1
# bind - resize -1
# bind _ resize max
#
# defnonblock 1
# blankerprg rain -d 100
# idle 30 blanker
# Set default log format
logfile /tmp/screen-%Y-%m-%d-%S_%n.log
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