Ctrl-a c
Create a window
Ctrl-a A
Name a window
Ctrl-a :number (0-9)
Number a window
Ctrl-a n
Next window
Ctrl-a p
Previous window
Ctrl-a (0-9)
Switch to window by number
Ctrl-a Ctrl-a
Toggle between most recent windows
Ctrl-a "
Window menu
Ctrl-a w
Window list
Ctrl-a [
Copy mode
Ctrl-a ]
Paste
Ctrl-a d
Detach the screen
$ screen -r
Reattach the screen
Working with nested screen sessions
- Top level responds to
Ctrl-a
etc.
- Next level responds to
Ctrl-a a
etc.
- Third level responds to
Ctrl-a a a
etc.
- And so on.
SSH to terminal on non-256 system
- Using 256 colors and connecting to a host where it creates errors, use:
$ TERM=screen ssh user@example.com