Scroll inside Screen, or Pause Output
I use screen for my command-line tasks while managing the servers where I work. I usually run small commands (mostly file-system tasks) but sometimes I run more extensive tasks (like DBA).
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Shell: how to go to the beginning of line when you are inside a screen?
I am inside a screen (screen -Ra). I have a long command, and I am at the end. Instead of keeping the left arrow, how can you go to the beginning of the line?
Is there an equivalent of GNU Screen’s “log” command in tmux?
I make heavy use of screen’s “log” command to log the output of a session to a file, when I am making changes in a given environment. I searched through tmux’s man page, but couldn’t find an equivalent. Is anyone aware of a similar feature in tmux, or do I have to write my own wrapper scripts to do this?
tmux vs. GNU Screen
Browsing through questions I found about tmux (I normally used GNU Screen). My question is what are pros and cons of each of them. Especially I couldn’t find much about tmux. Answers: Thank you for visiting the Q&A section on Magenaut. Please note that all the answers may not help you solve the issue immediately. … Read more
Is there a way to make Screen scroll like a normal terminal?
I love screen, but it drives me nuts that I have to stop typing input, hit CTRL+A [, and then find what I need.
How to control systemd service using screen?
I’ve set up a systemd service to run my Minecraft server. Now, I need it to repeat the start script when the server crashes.
Here’s my code so far:
How to make a comprehensive set of possibilities for defining GNU-screen “command characters”?
I want to somehow generate a comprehensive “menu” of all possible ways to set up the GNU-screen “command characters” for a standard, off-the-shelf “US keyboard” and a specific terminal emulator, say xfce4-terminal.
What does ‘script /dev/null’ do?
Every time I log into a VM with root, su into a user account, and try to use screen it throws an error:
Why is screen seemingly doing nothing with commands passed with -X?
I’ve been trying to set up an automated backup system for a minecraft server, and I’m having trouble with screen, specifically when using ‘screen -r sessionname -X “/var/minecraft/somebatchfile”‘, nothing happens.
How can I switch between ttys without using screen?
So let’s say you boot up your Linux install all the way to the desktop. You start up a gnome-terminal/konsole/whatever so you have a tty to enter commands to.