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GNU Screen is a software application that can be used to multiplex several virtual consoles.

GNU Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells.

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Can I nohup/screen an already-started process?

I'm doing some test-runs of long-running data migration scripts, over SSH. Let's say I start running a script around 4 PM; now, 6 PM rolls around, and I'm cursing myself for not doing this all in screen. Is there any way to "retroactively" nohup a…
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Moving an already-running process to Screen

My office job routinely sees me connected to a Linux box via VNC. Sometimes I start a remote job on the console, and realize later that it runs much longer than expected. (Should have started that one under Screen in the first place...) I don't want…
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How to reconnect to a disconnected ssh session

Is there a way to connect to an ssh session that was disconnected? We are having problems with our network connection to a remote site that we are working on separately; however, in the mean time we experience a large number of disconnects due to…
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Sudo as different user and running screen

Found out today that running screen as a different user that I sudo into won't work! i.e. ssh bob@server # ssh into server as bob sudo su "monitor" - screen # fails: Cannot open your terminal '/dev/pts/0' I have a script…
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Is it possible to detach a process from its terminal? (Or, "I should have used screen!")

Possible Duplicate: Can I nohup/screen an already-started process? On Unix (specifically, Linux), I've started a job in a regular ssh->bash session. I'd like to leave work soon, but I now realize that the job is going to take several hours. If I…
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How to re-order windows, change the scroll shortcut, and modify the status bar contents in GNU Screen?

I learned to use gnu-screen and have been using it for the past several weeks. I got a grip of the basics now, and would be very helpful if I get these queries clarified: How do I rename / reorder / move windows in Linux screen utility? For eg.,…
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How to check if I'm in screen session?

I need it to determine if hitting ctrl+d would disconnect me from server or just close current screen. Is it somehow possible to check if I'm right now in screen session?
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How to reload screenrc without restarting screen?

After modified screenrc, how to see the changes without restarting screen?
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Can I send some text to the STDIN of an active process running in a screen session?

I have a long-running server process inside a screen session on my Linux server. It's a bit unstable (and sadly not my software so I can't fix that!), so I want to script a nightly restart of the process to help stability. The only way to make it do…
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How can I launch a screen session with a command over ssh on a remote server from my desktop?

I want to be able to launch screen sessions on remote servers from a single ssh command on my desktop. However, screen seems to need a terminal, which is not available when running a command through ssh. So the obvious ssh root@my.machine screen…
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How do I know I'm running inside a linux "screen" or not?

The "screen" refers to a program mentioned in How to reconnect to a disconnected ssh session . That is a good facility. But there is a question I'd really like to know. How do I know whether I'm running inside a "screen"? The difference is: If…
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What are useful .screenrc settings?

Basically like some of my own that I've posted below. I'm looking for added functionality to the programme 'screen'. At the very least have a look at the last line for a fantastic 'menu bar' at the bottom of a screen session. ## gyaresu's .screenrc…
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putty and screen and scroll-back buffer

When I use screen inside a putty session, I can't seem to use the scrollback buffer of putty to look at whatever just scrolled off the screen. Instead, I just see what was happening in the putty session just prior to my running screen. What am I…
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How do I ask screen to behave like a standard bash shell?

Just learned about the screen command on linux - it is genius. I love it. However, the actual terminal/prompt in screen looks and behaves differently than my standard bash prompt. That is, the colors aren't the same, tab completion doesn't seem…
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Why does redirecting 'script' to /dev/null/ allow 'screen' to work while su'ed as another user?

I was su'ed into a user to run a particular long running script. I wanted to use screen but I got the error message "Cannot open your terminal '/dev/pts/4' - please check." So I Googled around and came across a forum post that instructed to run $…
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