Using GNU's Screen

whole reference: http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html
this page is adapted from http://aperiodic.net/screen/quick_reference

All screen commands are prefixed by an escape key, by default C-a (that's Control-a, sometimes written ^A). To send a literal C-a to the programs in screen, use C-a a.

Getting help

C-a ? (also lists keybindings)

Getting in

start a new screen session screen with session name		`screen -S ''<name>''`
list running sessions/screens		`screen -ls`
attach to a running session		`screen -r`
.. to session with name		`screen -r ''<name>'`'
the “ultimate attach”		`screen -dRR` (Attaches to a screen session. If the session is attached elsewhere, detaches that other display. If no session exists, creates one. If multiple sessions exist, uses the first one.)

Getting out

detach		`C-a d`
detach and logout (quick exit)		`C-a D D`
exit screen		exit all of the programs in screen.
force-exit screen		`C-a C-\` (not recommended))

Window Management

create new window		`C-a c`
change to last-visited active window		`C-a C-a` (commonly used to flip-flop between two windows)
change to window by number		`C-a <number>` (only for windows 0 to 9)
change to window by number or name		`C-a ' <number or title>`
change to next window in list		`C-a n` or `C-a <space>`
change to previous window in list:		`C-a p`
see window list		`C-a ”` (allows you to select a window to change to)
show window bar		`C-a w` (if you don't have window bar)
close current window		Close all applications in the current window (including shell)
kill current window		`C-a k` (not recommended)
rename current window		`C-a A`

Split screen

split display		`C-a S`
jump to next display region		`C-a tab`
remove current region		`C-a X`
remove all regions but the current one		`C-a Q`

Advanced commands

redraw window		`C-a C-l`
enter copy mode		`C-a [` (also used for viewing scrollback buffer)
paste		`C-a ]`
monitor window for activity		`C-a M`
monitor window for silence		`C-a _`
enter digraph		`C-a C-v`
lock (password protect) display		`C-a x`
enter screen command		`C-a :`

scrollback buffer

Navigating in scrollback mode will be pretty familiar to VI users

h -    Move the cursor left by one character
j -    Move the cursor down by one line
k -    Move the cursor up by one line
l -    Move the cursor right by one character
0 -    Move to the beginning of the current line
$ -    Move to the end of the current line.
G -    Moves to the specified line 
       (defaults to the end of the buffer).
C-u -  Scrolls a half page up.
C-b -  Scrolls a full page up.
C-d -  Scrolls a half page down.
C-f -  Scrolls the full page down.

In addition to traditional navigation, Screen allows you to search the scrollback buffer using the following commands:
```
/ -    Search forward
? -    Search backward
```

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