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Linux Screens

Linux screens are great for running background tasks and are especially helpful when running a long process on a remote server due to SSH timelimits.

Start a new screen

screen

(Run commands for tasks)

Detach from a screen

[CTL] + [A], [D]

List Screens

screen -ls

Reattach to screen (id)

screen -r 31620

Kill a screen while attached

[CTL] + [A], [D]

Kill a screen while not attached

screen -X -S 31620 kill

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