Quick Tips on how to use "Screen"?

[Senectus .]

On 2/21/06, Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:23:24 +0800
> "Senectus ." <senectus at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have any links to a site with Tips and methods for using
> > the app called "screen"
>
> just afew hits for " gnu screen home " on google:
>
> http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/34
> http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/3/9/16838/14935
> http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
> >
> > I've been searching for some time and keep getting lost of false
> > positives due to the common name of the app (you try searching for
> > "screen tips" or "screen howto" etc :-P )
>
> The trick is to search for "GNU screen " - I remember having the same
> trouble until I used the "GNU" part!
> >
> > As I understand it I should be able to use screen to ssh into a remote
> > site start a process then  drop off the net and be able to reconnect
> > to that same still running session when I log back on again.. is that
> > right?
>
> Correct - among many other things. You just "detach" the session before
> logging out, then "reattach" when you log in again later. The man page for
> GNU screen is actually the size of a small book ;-) I gave up on about
> page 40 .... *grin*
>

Excellent tips from both of you thanks..
Oh and yes.. I got the whole "glazed eye's" problem when trying to
read through that mammoth MAN page ( I find man pages tedious at the
best of times, that was just masochistic..)

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