Screen#

Commands#

  • open a session with name: screen -S <session_name>

  • list sessions: screen -ls

  • resume detached session: screen -r <session_name>

Recover a “lost” Screen Session#

If your remote connection crashed while you had an open screen session you have to detach it before you can reconnect. You do it this way:

Reattach a session and if necessary detach it first.

screen -rd <session_name>

Rename a session#

To rename a session do:

  1. Attach to the session in question

  2. Press ctrl + a

  3. Type :sessionname <your_session_name> – yes, the first colon is needed there, no extra spaces

  4. Type enter