screen: Command Summary
5.2 Command Summary
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'acladd USERNAMES'
Allow other users in this session. 
Multiuser Session.
'aclchg USERNAMES PERMBITS LIST'
Change a user's permissions. Multiuser Session.
'acldel USERNAME'
Disallow other user in this session. Multiuser Session.
'aclgrp USRNAME [GROUPNAME]'
Inherit permissions granted to a group leader. Multiuser
Session.
'aclumask [USERS]+/-BITS ...'
Predefine access to new windows. Umask.
'activity MESSAGE'
Set the activity notification message. Monitor.
'addacl USERNAMES'
Synonym to 'acladd'. Multiuser Session.
'allpartial STATE'
Set all windows to partial refresh. Redisplay.
'altscreen STATE'
Enables support for the "alternate screen" terminal capability.
Redisplay.
'at [IDENT][#|*|%] COMMAND [ARGS]'
Execute a command at other displays or windows. At.
'attrcolor ATTRIB [ATTRIBUTE/COLOR-MODIFIER]'
Map attributes to colors. Attrcolor.
'autodetach STATE'
Automatically detach the session on SIGHUP. Detach.
'autonuke STATE'
Enable a clear screen to discard unwritten output.
Autonuke.
'backtick ID LIFESPAN AUTOREFRESH COMMAND [ARGS]'
Define a command for the backtick string escape. Backtick.
'bce [STATE]'
Change background color erase. Character Processing.
'bell_msg [MESSAGE]'
Set the bell notification message. Bell.
'bind [-c CLASS] KEY [COMMAND [ARGS]]'
Bind a command to a key. Bind.
'bindkey [OPTS] [STRING [CMD ARGS]]'
Bind a string to a series of keystrokes. Bindkey.
'blanker'
Blank the screen. Screen Saver.
'blankerprg'
Define a blanker program. Screen Saver.
'break [DURATION]'
Send a break signal to the current window. Break.
'breaktype [TCSENDBREAK | TCSBRK | TIOCSBRK]'
Specify how to generate breaks. Break.
'bufferfile [EXCHANGE-FILE]'
Select a file for screen-exchange. Screen Exchange.
'bumpleft'
Swaps window with previous one on window list. Bumpleft.
'bumpright'
Swaps window with previous one on window list. Bumpright.
'c1 [STATE]'
Change c1 code processing. Character Processing.
'caption MODE [STRING]'
Change caption mode and string. Regions.
'chacl USERNAMES PERMBITS LIST'
Synonym to 'aclchg'. Multiuser Session.
'charset SET'
Change character set slot designation. Character
Processing.
'chdir [DIRECTORY]'
Change the current directory for future windows. Chdir.
'cjkwidth'
Treat ambiguous width characters as full/half width.
Character Processing.
'clear'
Clear the window screen. Clear.
'colon'
Enter a 'screen' command. Colon.
'collapse'
Reorders window on window list, removing number gaps between them.
Collapse.
'command [-c CLASS]'
Simulate the screen escape key. Command Character.
'compacthist [STATE]'
Selects compaction of trailing empty lines. Scrollback.
'console [STATE]'
Grab or ungrab console output. Console.
'copy'
Enter copy mode. Copy.
'copy_reg [KEY]'
Removed. Use 'paste' instead. Registers.
'crlf STATE'
Select line break behavior for copying. Line Termination.
'debug STATE'
Suppress/allow debugging output. Debug.
'defautonuke STATE'
Select default autonuke behavior. Autonuke.
'defbce STATE'
Select background color erase. Character Processing.
'defbreaktype [TCSENDBREAK | TCSBRK | TIOCSBRK]'
Specify the default for generating breaks. Break.
'defc1 STATE'
Select default c1 processing behavior. Character
Processing.
'defcharset [SET]'
Change defaul character set slot designation. Character
Processing.
'defencoding ENC'
Select default window encoding. Character Processing.
'defescape XY'
Set the default command and 'meta' characters. Command
Character.
'defflow FSTATE'
Select default flow control behavior. Flow.
'defgr STATE'
Select default GR processing behavior. Character
Processing.
'defhstatus [STATUS]'
Select default window hardstatus line. Hardstatus.
'deflog STATE'
Select default window logging behavior. Log.
'deflogin STATE'
Select default utmp logging behavior. Login.
'defmode MODE'
Select default file mode for ptys. Mode.
'defmonitor STATE'
Select default activity monitoring behavior. Monitor.
'defmousetrack ON|OFF'
Select the default mouse tracking behavior. Mousetrack.
'defnonblock STATE|NUMSECS'
Select default nonblock mode. Nonblock.
'defobuflimit LIMIT'
Select default output buffer limit. Obuflimit.
'defscrollback NUM'
Set default lines of scrollback. Scrollback.
'defshell COMMAND'
Set the default program for new windows. Shell.
'defsilence STATE'
Select default idle monitoring behavior. Monitor.
'defslowpaste MSEC'
Select the default inter-character timeout when pasting.
Paste.
'defutf8 STATE'
Select default character encoding. Character Processing.
'defwrap STATE'
Set default line-wrapping behavior. Wrap.
'defwritelock ON|OFF|AUTO'
Set default writelock behavior. Multiuser Session.
'zombie_timeout [SECONDS]'
Try to reconnect dead windows after timeout. Zombie.
'detach [-h]'
Disconnect 'screen' from the terminal. Detach.
'digraph [PRESET [UNICODE-VALUE]]'
Enter a digraph sequence. Digraph.
'dinfo'
Display terminal information. Info.
'displays'
List currently active user interfaces. Displays.
'dumptermcap'
Write the window's termcap entry to a file. Dump Termcap.
'echo [-n] MESSAGE'
Display a message on startup. Startup.
'encoding ENC [DENC]'
Set the encoding of a window. Character Processing.
'escape XY'
Set the command and 'meta' characters. Command Character.
'eval COMMAND1 [COMMAND2 ...]'
Parse and execute each argument. Eval.
'exec [[FDPAT] COMMAND [ARGS ...]]'
Run a subprocess (filter). Exec.
'fit'
Change window size to current display size. Window Size.
'flow [FSTATE]'
Set flow control behavior. Flow.
'focus [next|prev|up|down|left|right|top|bottom]'
Move focus to next region. Regions.
'focusminsize'
Force the current region to a certain size. Focusminsize.
'gr [STATE]'
Change GR charset processing. Character Processing.
'group [GROUPTITLE]'
Change or show the group the current window belongs to.
Window Groups.
'hardcopy [-h] [FILE]'
Write out the contents of the current window. Hardcopy.
'hardcopy_append STATE'
Append to hardcopy files. Hardcopy.
'hardcopydir DIRECTORY'
Place, where to dump hardcopy files. Hardcopy.
'hardstatus [STATE]'
Use the hardware status line. Hardware Status Line.
'height [LINES [COLS]]'
Set display height. Window Size.
'help [-c CLASS]'
Display current key bindings. Help.
'history'
Find previous command beginning .... History.
'hstatus STATUS'
Change the window's hardstatus line. Hardstatus.
'idle [TIMEOUT [CMD ARGS]]'
Define a screen saver command. Screen Saver.
'ignorecase [on|off]'
Ignore character case in searches. Searching.
'info'
Display window settings. Info.
'ins_reg [KEY]'
Removed, use 'paste' instead. Registers.
'kill'
Destroy the current window. Kill.
'lastmsg'
Redisplay the last message. Last Message.
'layout new [TITLE]'
Create a layout. Layout.
'layout remove [N|TITLE]'
Delete a layout. Layout.
'layout next'
Select the next layout. Layout.
'layout prev'
Select the previous layout. Layout.
'layout select [N|TITLE]'
Jump to a layout. Layout.
'layout show'
List the available layouts. Layout.
'layout title [TITLE]'
Show or set the title of a layout. Layout.
'layout number [N]'
Show or set the number of a layout. Layout.
'layout attach [TITLE|:last]'
Show or set which layout to reattach to. Layout.
'layout save [N|TITLE]'
Remember the organization of a layout. Layout.
'layout autosave [ON|OFF]'
Show or set the status of layout saving. Layout.
'layout dump [filename]'
Save the layout arrangement to a file. Layout.
'license'
Display licensing information. Startup.
'lockscreen'
Lock the controlling terminal. Lock.
'log [STATE]'
Log all output in the current window. Log.
'logfile FILENAME'
Place where to collect logfiles. Log.
'login [STATE]'
Log the window in '/etc/utmp'. Login.
'logtstamp [STATE]'
Configure logfile time-stamps. Log.
'mapdefault'
Use only the default mapping table for the next keystroke.
Bindkey Control.
'mapnotnext'
Don't try to do keymapping on the next keystroke. Bindkey
Control.
'maptimeout N'
Set the inter-character timeout used for keymapping. Bindkey
Control.
'markkeys STRING'
Rebind keys in copy mode. Copy Mode Keys.
'maxwin N'
Set the maximum window number. Maxwin.
'meta'
Insert the command character. Command Character.
'monitor [STATE]'
Monitor activity in window. Monitor.
'mousetrack [ON|OFF]'
Enable selecting split regions with mouse clicks.
Mousetrack.
'msgminwait SEC'
Set minimum message wait. Message Wait.
'msgwait SEC'
Set default message wait. Message Wait.
'multiuser STATE'
Go into single or multi user mode. Multiuser Session.
'nethack STATE'
Use 'nethack'-like error messages. Nethack.
'next'
Switch to the next window. Selecting.
'nonblock [STATE|NUMSECS]'
Disable flow control to the current display.
Nonblock.|NUMSECS]
'number [N]'
Change/display the current window's number. Number.
'obuflimit [LIMIT]'
Select output buffer limit. Obuflimit.
'only'
Kill all other regions. Regions.
'other'
Switch to the window you were in last. Selecting.
'partial STATE'
Set window to partial refresh. Redisplay.
'password [CRYPTED_PW]'
Set reattach password. Detach.
'paste [SRC_REGS [DEST_REG]]'
Paste contents of paste buffer or registers somewhere.
Paste.
'pastefont [STATE]'
Include font information in the paste buffer. Paste.
'pow_break'
Close and Reopen the window's terminal. Break.
'pow_detach'
Detach and hang up. Power Detach.
'pow_detach_msg [MESSAGE]'
Set message displayed on 'pow_detach'. Power Detach.
'prev'
Switch to the previous window. Selecting.
'printcmd [CMD]'
Set a command for VT100 printer port emulation. Printcmd.
'process [KEY]'
Treat a register as input to 'screen'. Registers.
'quit'
Kill all windows and exit. Quit.
'readbuf [-e ENCODING] [FILENAME]'
Read the paste buffer from the screen-exchange file. Screen
Exchange.
'readreg [-e ENCODING] [REG [FILE]]'
Load a register from paste buffer or file. Registers.
'redisplay'
Redisplay the current window. Redisplay.
'register [-e ENCODING] KEY STRING'
Store a string to a register. Registers.
'remove'
Kill current region. Regions.
'removebuf'
Delete the screen-exchange file. Screen Exchange.
'rendition bell | monitor | silence | so ATTR [COLOR]'
Change text attributes in caption for flagged windows.
Rendition.
'reset'
Reset the terminal settings for the window. Reset.
'resize [(+/-)lines]'
Grow or shrink a region. Resize.
'screen [OPTS] [N] [CMD [ARGS] | //group]'
Create a new window. Screen Command.
'scrollback NUM'
Set size of scrollback buffer. Scrollback.
'select [N|-|.]'
Switch to a specified window. Selecting.
'sessionname [NAME]'
Name this session. Session Name.
'setenv [VAR [STRING]]'
Set an environment variable for new windows. Setenv.
'setsid STATE'
Controll process group creation for windows. Setsid.
'shell COMMAND'
Set the default program for new windows. Shell.
'shelltitle TITLE'
Set the default name for new windows. Shell.
'silence [STATE|SECONDS]'
Monitor a window for inactivity. Monitor.
'silencewait SECONDS'
Default timeout to trigger an inactivity notify. Monitor.
'sleep NUM'
Pause during startup. Startup.
'slowpaste MSEC'
Slow down pasting in windows. Paste.
'source FILE'
Run commands from a file. Source.
'sorendition [ATTR [COLOR]]'
Deprecated. Use 'rendition so' instead. Rendition.
'split'
Split region into two parts. Regions.
'startup_message STATE'
Display copyright notice on startup. Startup.
'stuff [STRING]'
Stuff a string in the input buffer of a window. Paste.
'su [USERNAME [PASSWORD [PASSWORD2]]]'
Identify a user. Multiuser Session.
'suspend'
Put session in background. Suspend.
'term TERM'
Set '$TERM' for new windows. Term.
'termcap TERM TERMINAL-TWEAKS [WINDOW-TWEAKS]'
Tweak termcap entries for best performance. Termcap
Syntax.
'terminfo TERM TERMINAL-TWEAKS [WINDOW-TWEAKS]'
Ditto, for terminfo systems. Termcap Syntax.
'termcapinfo TERM TERMINAL-TWEAKS [WINDOW-TWEAKS]'
Ditto, for both systems. Termcap Syntax.
'time [STRING]'
Display time and load average. Time.
'title [WINDOWTITLE]'
Set the name of the current window. Title Command.
'umask [USERS]+/-BITS ...'
Synonym to 'aclumask'. Umask.
'unbindall'
Unset all keybindings. Bind.
'unsetenv VAR'
Unset environment variable for new windows. Setenv.
'utf8 [STATE [DSTATE]]'
Select character encoding of the current window. Character
Processing.
'vbell [STATE]'
Use visual bell. Bell.
'vbell_msg [MESSAGE]'
Set vbell message. Bell.
'vbellwait SEC'
Set delay for vbell message. Bell.
'version'
Display 'screen' version. Version.
'wall MESSAGE'
Write a message to all displays. Multiuser Session.
'width [COLS [LINES]]'
Set the width of the window. Window Size.
'windowlist [[-b] [-m] [-g]] | string [STRING] | title [TITLE]'
Present a list of all windows for selection. Windowlist.
'windows'
List active windows. Windows.
'wrap [ on | off ]'
Control line-wrap behavior. Wrap.
'writebuf [-e ENCODING] [FILENAME]'
Write paste buffer to screen-exchange file. Screen
Exchange.
'writelock ON|OFF|AUTO'
Grant exclusive write permission. Multiuser Session.
'xoff'
Send an XOFF character. XON/XOFF.
'xon'
Send an XON character. XON/XOFF.
'zmodem [off|auto|catch|pass]'
Define how screen treats zmodem requests. Zmodem.
'zombie [KEYS [onerror] ]'
Keep dead windows. Zombie.
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