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GNU Screen Cheat Sheet
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Create & List Sessions
screen # new unnamed session
screen -S work # new session named "work"
screen -ls # list all sessions
screen -list # same as -ls
Session Commands
screen -S name | Start new named session |
screen -r name | Reattach to detached session |
screen -x name | Attach to already-attached session (share) |
screen -d name | Detach a remote session |
screen -d -r name | Detach elsewhere, reattach here |
screen -D -RR | Force detach and reattach (aggressive) |
screen -ls | List all sessions with PIDs |
screen -wipe | Clean up dead sessions |
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