[PLUG] A Simple Question [screen utility]

[Grish]

Cory Bertsch wrote:

>Has anyone here used 'screen'? It works similarly to the "prog &"
>command but it more powerful. I'm not sure where you can download it
>from, but it comes in apt-get for Redhat, so I think it's a pretty
>common utility.
>
>Here is how it works.
>
>1. login to machine with a terminal or ssh, etc.
>2. type screen, then do whatever command(s) you want to
>
>3. login from another terminal
>4. type screen -d   (detach screen)
>This will cause your first terminal session to be saved and continue
>running in the background. You can not logout of your first (and second)
>terminal and your commands from step 2 will continue to run in the
>background.
>
>5. When you want to resume your session from step #2, login to your
>machine again and type screen -r. This will cause you to jump back into
>your screen from step 2 as if you hadn't even left the session.
>
>Notes: You can detach multiple screens. If you do so the "screen -r"
>command will list the sessions and allow you to pick the screen session
>you wish to resume.
>
>I use screen to detach things that are more complicated than typing
>something like 'grekllm &'. It works really well if you are compiling a
>program on a remote computer and don't want to have to keep your
>terminal open until the compile is done. I use it with Gentoo when I do
>something like "emerge prog1 prog2 prog3" all the time.
>
>-Cory
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Use it and love it. Have a BX session running in it right now.

I prefer screen -x to resume myself. :P