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 commands. The rest are "advanced" usage.

From outside of Screen
Start a new screen screen
Resume an already running screen screen -r
Create screen with name screen -S name
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)
Prompt for window name/# to switch to Ctrl-a '
Present a list of all windows for selection Ctrl-a "
Rename session Ctrl-a : sessionname (name)