Quick Tips on how to use "Screen"?

[Peter Garrett]

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*

Hope this helps, and all that -

Peter