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Screen - simple basics
Last updated: October 20, 2011
Prevent failed tasks from dropped connections by using Screen. If in screen and your connection drops that large rsync, scp, compile, or command continues going.
what is Screen?
Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes (typically interactive shells)
For more information: [root@vps /]# man screen
Installing Screen
[root@vps /]# yum install screen -y
The basics
Enter Screen: [root@vps /]# screen
To detach: CTRL A+D
List Session(s)
[root@vps ~]# screen -ls
There are screens on:
XXXX.pts-0.vps (Detached)
Attach to a Session
[root@vps ~]# screen -r XXXX
