screen shortcuts
Key |
Action |
Notes |
Ctrl+a c |
new window |
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Ctrl+a n |
next window |
I bind F12 to this |
Ctrl+a p |
previous window |
I bind F11 to this |
Ctrl+a " |
select window from list |
I have window list in the status line |
Ctrl+a Ctrl+a |
previous window viewed |
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Ctrl+a S |
split terminal horizontally into regions |
Ctrl+a c to create new window there |
Ctrl+a | |
split terminal vertically into regions |
Requires screen >= 4.1 |
Ctrl+a :resize |
resize region |
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Ctrl+a :fit |
fit screen size to new terminal size |
Ctrl+a F is the same. Do after resizing xterm |
Ctrl+a :remove |
remove region |
Ctrl+a X is the same |
Ctrl+a tab |
Move to next region |
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Ctrl+a d |
detach screen from terminal |
Start screen with -r option to reattach |
Ctrl+a A |
set window title |
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Ctrl+a x |
lock session |
Enter user password to unlock |
Ctrl+a [ |
enter scrollback/copy mode |
Enter to start and end copy region. Ctrl+a ] to leave this mode |
Ctrl+a ] |
paste buffer |
Supports pasting between windows |
Ctrl+a > |
write paste buffer to file |
useful for copying between screens |
Ctrl+a < |
read paste buffer from file |
useful for pasting between screens |
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Ctrl+a ? |
show key bindings/command names |
Note unbound commands only in man page |
Ctrl+a : |
goto screen command prompt |
up shows last command entered |
Source: http://www.pixelbeat.org/lkdb/screen.html