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Install Screen on Linux

# On Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Pop!_OS, etc.
sudo apt install screen

# On RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, etc.
sudo yum install screen

# On Gentoo Linux
sudo emerge -a sys-apps/screen

# On Alpine Linux
sudo apk add screen

# On Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S screen

# On OpenSUSE
sudo zypper install screen

Usage of Screen

screen [options] [command [arguments]]

Example

# start a new named screen
screen -dmS <Name>

# recover a screen
screen -r <Name>

# list all screen
screen -ls

Detach from a open screen

<Ctrl> + A D

  • https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html
  • https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/screen.1.html
  • https://linux.die.net/man/1/screen
  • https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-use-linux-screen/

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