Screen Command

One of the amazing tools in Linux is screen command. In this post, we will look at some of the popular command line options for screen command.

Installing:

sudo apt-get install screen

Staring screen:

screen 

Creating a screen session with a particular name:

screen -S screen_name

Some useful shortcuts

• Controlling with screen instead of shell: “ctrl+a”
• Screen help page: “ctrl+a” “?”
• Creating windows: “ctrl+a” “c”
• Switching between windows: Next - “ctrl+a” “n”; Previous - “ctrl+a” “p”
• Detaching from screen: “ctrl+a” “d”
• Reattach to screen: screen -r
• Logging screen output: “ctrl+a” “H”
• Getting alerts: Activity - “ctrl+a” “M”; Inactivity - “ctrl+a” “_”
• Locking screen session - “ctrl+a” “x”
• Stopping screen: exit or :”ctrl+a” “k”

Source: https://www.rackaid.com/blog/linux-screen-tutorial-and-how-to/