Articles tagged with screen

1. Mac OS X terminal and GNU screen scrollback

   Posted on October 11, 2011 in system_administration

   If you're a frequent user of GNU screen on your Mac, you are probably tired of using ctrl-a [ to enter scrollback mode. Adding the following lines to the .screenrc configuration file in your home directory in order to scroll with your mouse:

   defscrollback 5000
   termcapinfo xterm* ti@:te@
   

2. Scrolling in screen

   Posted on December 17, 2009 in System Administration

   I use screen for various purposes. It's nice to be able to sit down at a different terminal and attach to my same session, for example. I also occasionally run some long-term commands that will blow up if my session is disconnected. The one thing I need to do with …

3. Multiuser GNU Screen - Long Distance Teaching Tool

   Posted on July 16, 2007 in System Administration

   When working in an office environment, it's very easy to gather multiple administrators into one office and show them how a task is done. If, on the other hand, your administrators are spread out, these impromptu meetings are nearly impossible. GNU Screen (in multiuser mode) can solve all your problems …