splitscr.py

#!/usr/bin/python
"""Simple script to split the terminal window into regions using GNU Screen and
automatically run commands in the new regions.
"""
import os, sys
import optparse

parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage='splitscr.py [options] <command> ...')
parser.add_option('-s', '--newscreen', action='store_true', dest='new_screen', help='Create a new screen session for the splits')
parser.add_option('-v', '--vsplit', action='store_true', dest='vertical_split', help='Split vertically instead of horizontally')
options, args = parser.parse_args()

if not args:
    parser.error('nothing to do: no commands specified')

if options.new_screen:
    # start a nested screen
    os.system('screen -S nested %s "%s"' % (sys.argv[0], '" "'.join(args)))
    sys.exit()

for i in range(len(args)-1):
    # split the screen into windows
    if options.vertical_split:
        os.system('screen -X split -v')
    else:
        os.system('screen -X split')

for i, arg in enumerate(args):
    if not i == 0:
        # set the input focus
        os.system('screen -X focus')
    # give the window a title and id
    os.system('screen -t split%s %s' % (i, i+20))
    # execute the command in the window
    os.system('screen -X -p %s stuff "%s\n"' % (i+20, arg))
    if not i == 0:
        # select the next window
        os.system('screen -X select %s' % (i+20))