my .screenrc, goes in ~/.screenrc

.screenrc

startup_message off
screen -t serve
screen -t git
select 0
autodetach on
term screen-256color
termcapinfo xterm-256color|xterm-color|xterm|xterms|xs|rxvt ti@:te@

altscreen on
hardstatus on
hardstatus alwayslastline
hardstatus string '%{= kG}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{= kw}%?%-Lw%?%{r}(%{W}%n*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{w}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}][%{B} %m-%d %{W}%c %{g}]'

bindkey "^[Od" prev  # change window with ctrl-left
bindkey "^[Oc" next  # change window with ctrl-right

vbell off