Screen Commands

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Use screen to save a session so that your commands continue to run even when you log off.

You really only need to use the top 3 commands. The rest are "advanced" usage.

From outside of Screen
Start a new screen screen
Resume an already running screen screen -r
From inside of Screen
Detach Ctrl-a d
"Advanced Commands" From inside of Screen
Help Ctrl-a ?
Create New Window Ctrl-a c
List All Windows Ctrl-a w
Kill Current Window Ctrl-a k
Go to Window 0-9 Ctrl-a #
Go to Next Window Ctrl-a n
Go to Previous Window Ctrl-a p
Name Window Ctrl-a A
Log Current Window Ctrl-a H
Quit Screen Ctrl-a \
Show Window Num & Tile Ctrl-a N
Scroll in Window Ctrl-a Esc (then move up/down)