GNU Screen

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GNU Screen is a terminal multiplexer that allows users to manage multiple shell sessions within a single terminal window, detach and reattach sessions, and persist processes across logins.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf command-line program
free software
terminal multiplexer
command screen
defaultCommandPrefix Ctrl-a
developer GNU Project
Juergen Weigert
Michael Schroeder
Oliver Laumann
feature configurable key bindings
copy and paste within terminal
customizable status line
logging of terminal output
multiple virtual terminals
named sessions
scrollback buffer
session detaching
session reattaching
session sharing between users
split-screen regions
function detach terminal sessions
manage multiple shell sessions in a single terminal window
persist processes across logins
reattach terminal sessions
genre terminal multiplexer
license GNU General Public License
operatingSystem BSD
Linux
Solaris operating system
surface form: Solaris

Unix-like systems
macOS
partOf GNU userland
surface form: GNU operating system ecosystem
programmingLanguage C
similarTo dtach
GNU Screen self-linksurface differs
surface form: tmux
supports UTF-8
configuration file .screenrc
interactive shells
multiple windows per session
per-session configuration
per-user configuration
remote SSH sessions
running programs after logout
useCase collaborative terminal sessions
long-running console applications
remote server administration
unstable network connections
website https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/

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GNU Project hasPart GNU Screen
GNU Screen similarTo GNU Screen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: tmux