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Screen command allows many cool things with the terminal such as: Screen command allows many cool things with the terminal such as:
 +  - running executables even if terminal connection is lost
  - screen sharing with remote people / users (screen and screen -x)   - screen sharing with remote people / users (screen and screen -x)
  - splitting of terminal into multiple shells (Ctrl-a S)   - splitting of terminal into multiple shells (Ctrl-a S)
-  - running executables even if terminal connection is lost+  - its installed on most distros already 
 + 
 +Alternates: 
 +  - TMUX https://tmux.github.io/
Following are some of its options (from cmd line) Following are some of its options (from cmd line)
<code shell> <code shell>
screen              ; start an instance screen              ; start an instance
 +screen -ls          ; list running instances of screen
screen -x          ; attach to an active screen; used for sharing the same shell with another person screen -x          ; attach to an active screen; used for sharing the same shell with another person
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<code> <code>
Ctrl-a c            ; create a new console Ctrl-a c            ; create a new console
-Ctrl-a Ctrl-\       ; Kill all windows and exit+Ctrl-a \           ; Kill all windows and exit
Ctrl-a "            ; list existing screens in a menu (can use up/down arrows to select) Ctrl-a "            ; list existing screens in a menu (can use up/down arrows to select)
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Ctrl-a d            ; detach from screen, but doesnt now close screens Ctrl-a d            ; detach from screen, but doesnt now close screens
 +</code>
 +
 +Scrollback Mode
 +<code>
 +Ctrl-a [            ; enter scroll-back mode
 +Esc                ; exits scroll-back mode
 +
 +C-b                ; Scrolls a full page up.
 +C-f                ; Scrolls the full page down.
 +
 +j                  ; Move the cursor down by one line
 +k                  ; Move the cursor up by one line
</code> </code>
 
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