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[](https://gist.github.com/jctosta) # [jctosta](https://gist.github.com/jctosta)/**[screen\_cheatsheet.markdown](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82)** Last active March 19, 2026 04:21 Show Gist options - [Download ZIP](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82/archive/b30f01f60700ed6e8640be60b2c5b25ccc84f0cb.zip) - [Star 786 (786)](https://gist.github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.github.com%2Fjctosta%2Faf918e1618682638aa82) You must be signed in to star a gist - [Fork 177 (177)](https://gist.github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.github.com%2Fjctosta%2Faf918e1618682638aa82) You must be signed in to fork a gist - Embed # Select an option - Embed Embed this gist in your website. - Share Copy sharable link for this gist. - Clone via HTTPS Clone using the web URL. ## No results found [Learn more about clone URLs](https://docs.github.com/articles/which-remote-url-should-i-use) Clone this repository at \&lt;script src=\&quot;https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82.js\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;/script\&gt; - Save jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop. [Code](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82) [Revisions 7](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82/revisions) [Stars 785](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82/stargazers) [Forks 177](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82/forks) Embed # Select an option - Embed Embed this gist in your website. - Share Copy sharable link for this gist. - Clone via HTTPS Clone using the web URL. ## No results found [Learn more about clone URLs](https://docs.github.com/articles/which-remote-url-should-i-use) Clone this repository at \&lt;script src=\&quot;https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82.js\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;/script\&gt; Save jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop. [Download ZIP](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82/archive/b30f01f60700ed6e8640be60b2c5b25ccc84f0cb.zip) Screen Cheatsheet [Raw](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82/raw/b30f01f60700ed6e8640be60b2c5b25ccc84f0cb/screen_cheatsheet.markdown) [**screen\_cheatsheet.markdown**](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82#file-screen_cheatsheet-markdown) # Screen Quick Reference ## Basic | Description | Command | |---|---| | Start a new session with session name | `screen -S <session_name>` | | List running sessions / screens | `screen -ls` | | Attach to a running session | `screen -x` | | Attach to a running session with name | `screen -r <session_name>` | | Detach a running session | `screen -d <session_name>` | | Kill a running session | `screen -X -S [session # you want to kill] kill` | | Accessing a screen that is already attached | `screen -r -d [session name]` | ## Escape Key All screen commands are prefixed by an escape key, by default Ctrl-a (that's Control-a, sometimes written ^a). To send a literal Ctrl-a to the programs in screen, use Ctrl-a a. This is useful when when working with screen within screen. For example Ctrl-a a n will move screen to a new window on the screen within screen. ## Getting Out | Description | Command | |---|---| | detach | `Ctrl-a d` | | detach and logout (quick exit) | `Ctrl-a D D` | | exit screen | `Ctrl-a :` quit or exit all of the programs in screen. | | force-exit screen | `Ctrl-a C-\` (not recommended) | ## Help | Description | Command | |---|---| | See help | `Ctrl-a ?` (Lists keybindings) | ## Window Management | Description | Command | |---|---| | Create new window | `Ctrl-a c` | | Change to last-visited active window | `Ctrl-a Ctrl-a` (commonly used to flip-flop between two windows) | | Change to window by number | `Ctrl-a <number>` (only for windows 0 to 9) | | Change to window by number or name | `Ctrl-a ' <number or title>` | | Change to next window in list | `Ctrl-a n` or `Ctrl-a <space>` | | Change to previous window in list | `Ctrl-a p` or `Ctrl-a <backspace>` | | See window list | `Ctrl-a "` (allows you to select a window to change to) | | Show window bar | `Ctrl-a w` (if you don't have window bar) | | Kill current window | `Ctrl-a k` (not recommended) | | Kill all windows | `Ctrl-a \` (not recommended) | | Rename current window | `Ctrl-a A` | ## Split screen | Description | Command | |---|---| | Split display horizontally | `Ctrl-a S` | | Split display vertically | \`Ctrl-a | | Jump to next display region | `Ctrl-a tab` | | Remove current region | `Ctrl-a X` | | Remove all regions but the current one | `Ctrl-a Q` | ## Misc | Description | Command | |---|---| | Redraw window | `Ctrl-a C-l` | | Enter copy mode | `Ctrl-a [` or `Ctrl-a <esc>` (also used for viewing scrollback buffer) | | Paste | `Ctrl-a ]` | | Monitor window for activity | `Ctrl-a M` | | Monitor window for silence | `Ctrl-a _` | | Enter digraph (for producing non-ASCII characters) | `Ctrl-a Ctrl-v` | | Lock (password protect) display | `Ctrl-a x` | | Enter screen command | `Ctrl-a :` | | Enable logging in the screen session | `Ctrl-a H` | ## Scrolling | Description | Command | |---|---| | Enter scrolling mode | Ctrl-a esc | | Scroll Up | Ctrl-u | | Scroll Down | Ctrl-d | | Exit scrolling mode | esc esc | This section is a contribution from: [@mickpbarry](https://gist.github.com/mickpbarry) [](https://gist.github.com/flatlinebb) Copy link ### **[flatlinebb](https://gist.github.com/flatlinebb)** commented [Nov 3, 2018](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=2750124#gistcomment-2750124) • edited Loading Uh oh\! There was an error while loading. [Please reload this page](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82). is "Split display vertically" correct? | | \`Ctrl-a | |---|---| Need to escape the \| (the pipe symbol) in the line: > Split display vertically > By adding a slash in front of the \| character: > Ctrl-a \\\| > to make it look correct as code markup: > `Ctrl-a |` [](https://gist.github.com/kapitanluffy) Copy link ### **[kapitanluffy](https://gist.github.com/kapitanluffy)** commented [Dec 9, 2018](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=2780944#gistcomment-2780944) Forked it to show proper command <https://gist.github.com/kapitanluffy/656f3eb879b408b1d8a7fee0b6952216> [](https://gist.github.com/zigmoo) Copy link ### **[zigmoo](https://gist.github.com/zigmoo)** commented [Mar 15, 2019](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=2863631#gistcomment-2863631) Forked kapitanluffy's gist to add the vertical scrolling mode: <https://gist.github.com/zigmoo/b67b11cd7bc8a5c66a44b91fcf37898e> [](https://gist.github.com/aarobender) Copy link ### **[aarobender](https://gist.github.com/aarobender)** commented [May 30, 2020](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=3324148#gistcomment-3324148) [@zigmoo](https://github.com/zigmoo) thank you sir [](https://gist.github.com/wuarmin) Copy link ### **[wuarmin](https://gist.github.com/wuarmin)** commented [Nov 26, 2020](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=3541062#gistcomment-3541062) great\! [](https://gist.github.com/guterz) Copy link ### **[guterz](https://gist.github.com/guterz)** commented [Dec 1, 2020](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=3546484#gistcomment-3546484) Can you add how to kill a session? `screen -X -S [session # you want to kill] kill` [](https://gist.github.com/jctosta) Copy link Author ### **[jctosta](https://gist.github.com/jctosta)** commented [Dec 1, 2020](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=3546495#gistcomment-3546495) > Can you add how to kill a session? > `screen -X -S [session # you want to kill] kill` Done [](https://gist.github.com/mickpbarry) Copy link ### **[mickpbarry](https://gist.github.com/mickpbarry)** commented [Feb 22, 2021](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=3640613#gistcomment-3640613) Scrolling: Ctrl-a esc - Enter scrolling mode Ctrl-u - scroll up Ctrl-d - scroll down esc esc - Exit scrolling mode [](https://gist.github.com/lalitjg) Copy link ### **[lalitjg](https://gist.github.com/lalitjg)** commented [Aug 2, 2021](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=3840800#gistcomment-3840800) Can you add the following command to access a screen that is already attached? screen -r -d \[session name\] [](https://gist.github.com/jctosta) Copy link Author ### **[jctosta](https://gist.github.com/jctosta)** commented [Aug 2, 2021](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=3840811#gistcomment-3840811) > Can you add the following command to access a screen that is already attached? > screen -r -d \[session name\] Done [](https://gist.github.com/jctosta) Copy link Author ### **[jctosta](https://gist.github.com/jctosta)** commented [Aug 2, 2021](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=3840812#gistcomment-3840812) > Scrolling: > > Ctrl-a esc - Enter scrolling mode > Ctrl-u - scroll up > Ctrl-d - scroll down > esc esc - Exit scrolling mode Ty man, cheatsheet updated!!\! [](https://gist.github.com/Vaibhav-Nf) Copy link ### **[Vaibhav-Nf](https://gist.github.com/Vaibhav-Nf)** commented [Nov 9, 2021](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=3956243#gistcomment-3956243) how to broadcast command to all splits [](https://gist.github.com/milahu) Copy link ### **[milahu](https://gist.github.com/milahu)** commented [Apr 3, 2022](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=4119747#gistcomment-4119747) • edited Loading Uh oh\! There was an error while loading. [Please reload this page](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82). [Send commands or input to a detached screen session](https://raymii.org/s/snippets/Sending_commands_or_input_to_a_screen_session.html) ``` screenName=$(mktemp -u screen-session-XXXXXXXX) screen -S "$screenName" -d -m # create a new screen session. dont attach screenCommand="echo \"hello world\"" screen -S "$screenName" -X stuff "$screenCommand^M" # ^M = enter sleep 0.1 screen -S "$screenName" -X stuff "read^M" # start process sleep 0.1 screen -S "$screenName" -X stuff "^C" # ^C = Ctrl+C = kill process screen -r "$screenName" # attach # detach with Ctrl-a d screen -S "$screenName" -X quit # kill the detached screen session ``` [capture all \*visible\* output of a process (text screenshot)](https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/697804/295986) ``` screenName=$(mktemp -u screen-session-XXXXXXXX) screen -S "$screenName" -d -m # create a new screen session. dont attach captureCommand="cd $(mktemp -d); npm init -y; npm install cowsay" # example screenLock=$(mktemp /tmp/screen-lock-XXXXXXXX) screenCommand="$captureCommand; rm $screenLock;" echo "start captureCommand" screen -S "$screenName" -X stuff "$screenCommand^M" # ^M = enter hardcopyFile=$(mktemp /tmp/hardcopy-XXXXXXXX) enableWatcher=true #enableWatcher=false if $enableWatcher; then echo "start watcher" ( # watcher: show live output while waiting while true #for watcherStep in $(seq 0 100) # debug do sleep 2 #echo watcher step "$watcherStep" screen -S "$screenName" -X hardcopy -h "$hardcopyFile" # take screenshot. -h = include history #cat "$hardcopyFile" tail "$hardcopyFile" done ) & watcherPid=$! echo "watcherPid = $watcherPid" fi echo "wait for captureCommand ..." while true #for waiterStep in $(seq 0 100) # debug do sleep 1 #echo waiter step "$waiterStep" [ -e "$screenLock" ] || break done echo "done captureCommand" if $enableWatcher; then echo "stop watcher" kill $watcherPid fi screen -S "$screenName" -X hardcopy -h "$hardcopyFile" # take screenshot. -h = include history echo "done hardcopy $hardcopyFile" ``` [](https://gist.github.com/jollymike) Copy link ### **[jollymike](https://gist.github.com/jollymike)** commented [Apr 25, 2022](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=4144842#gistcomment-4144842) • edited Loading Uh oh\! There was an error while loading. [Please reload this page](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82). ### Rename Session: `ctrl+a` `:sessionname` *\<desired session name\>* \*be sure to include the ':' before typing 'sessionname ...' [](https://gist.github.com/alexb-git) Copy link ### **[alexb-git](https://gist.github.com/alexb-git)** commented [May 28, 2023](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=4581939#gistcomment-4581939) • edited Loading Uh oh\! There was an error while loading. [Please reload this page](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82). changed order of screens: Open :windowlist (`Ctrl-a "`) move windows up `,` (comma) and down with `.` (dot) ``` 0 user <- selected | pressed '.' | 0 log | pressed ',' | 0 user <- selected 1 log | | 1 user <- selected | | 1 log ``` [](https://gist.github.com/sanyamsmulay) Copy link ### **[sanyamsmulay](https://gist.github.com/sanyamsmulay)** commented [Jun 3, 2023](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=4588199#gistcomment-4588199) Hey \! - \| exit screen \| `Ctrl-a :` quit or exit all of the programs in screen.\| +\| exit screen \| `Ctrl-a :quit` to quit or exit all of the programs in screen.\| I had not realised that the quit needs to be typed. Hopefully highlighting the `quit` would be helpful. Here's the diff: <https://gist.github.com/sanyamsmulay/410cfe2123a4ff54acd7d22b65074ad0/revisions?source=1#diff-c1482fcf0d55b3ecb91770624a12c26c5e95d40bfa732406d2abb03b6a3e0e9dL24> [](https://gist.github.com/MohammedRakib) Copy link ### **[MohammedRakib](https://gist.github.com/MohammedRakib)** commented [Apr 6, 2024](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=5014705#gistcomment-5014705) Can you please add kill all screens: `killall screen` [](https://gist.github.com/lazarow) Copy link ### **[lazarow](https://gist.github.com/lazarow)** commented [Oct 22, 2024](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=5245298#gistcomment-5245298) Instead of `kill` would be nice to see `screen -X -S [session # you want to kill] quit`. [](https://gist.github.com/sanchitsabhlok) Copy link ### **[sanchitsabhlok](https://gist.github.com/sanchitsabhlok)** commented [Sep 19, 2025](https://gist.github.com/jctosta/af918e1618682638aa82?permalink_comment_id=5766468#gistcomment-5766468) Not a screen command per se, but you can add `echo $STY` which prints nothing if you're not in a screen session, but if you ARE in one, it will print the id of the screen session. It is useful when you're going back and forth between screen and shell and lose your bearings. [Sign up for free](https://gist.github.com/join?source=comment-gist) **to join this conversation on GitHub**. Already have an account? 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Screen Quick Reference Basic | Description | Command | |---|---| | Start a new session with session name | `screen -S <session_name>` | | List running sessions / screens | `screen -ls` | | Attach to a running session | `screen -x` | | Attach to a running session with name | `screen -r <session_name>` | | Detach a running session | `screen -d <session_name>` | | Kill a running session | `screen -X -S [session # you want to kill] kill` | | Accessing a screen that is already attached | `screen -r -d [session name]` | Escape Key All screen commands are prefixed by an escape key, by default Ctrl-a (that's Control-a, sometimes written ^a). To send a literal Ctrl-a to the programs in screen, use Ctrl-a a. This is useful when when working with screen within screen. For example Ctrl-a a n will move screen to a new window on the screen within screen. Getting Out | Description | Command | |---|---| | detach | `Ctrl-a d` | | detach and logout (quick exit) | `Ctrl-a D D` | | exit screen | `Ctrl-a :` quit or exit all of the programs in screen. | | force-exit screen | `Ctrl-a C-\` (not recommended) | Help | Description | Command | |---|---| | See help | `Ctrl-a ?` (Lists keybindings) | Window Management | Description | Command | |---|---| | Create new window | `Ctrl-a c` | | Change to last-visited active window | `Ctrl-a Ctrl-a` (commonly used to flip-flop between two windows) | | Change to window by number | `Ctrl-a <number>` (only for windows 0 to 9) | | Change to window by number or name | `Ctrl-a ' <number or title>` | | Change to next window in list | `Ctrl-a n` or `Ctrl-a <space>` | | Change to previous window in list | `Ctrl-a p` or `Ctrl-a <backspace>` | | See window list | `Ctrl-a "` (allows you to select a window to change to) | | Show window bar | `Ctrl-a w` (if you don't have window bar) | | Kill current window | `Ctrl-a k` (not recommended) | | Kill all windows | `Ctrl-a \` (not recommended) | | Rename current window | `Ctrl-a A` | Split screen | Description | Command | |---|---| | Split display horizontally | `Ctrl-a S` | | Split display vertically | \`Ctrl-a | | Jump to next display region | `Ctrl-a tab` | | Remove current region | `Ctrl-a X` | | Remove all regions but the current one | `Ctrl-a Q` | Misc | Description | Command | |---|---| | Redraw window | `Ctrl-a C-l` | | Enter copy mode | `Ctrl-a [` or `Ctrl-a <esc>` (also used for viewing scrollback buffer) | | Paste | `Ctrl-a ]` | | Monitor window for activity | `Ctrl-a M` | | Monitor window for silence | `Ctrl-a _` | | Enter digraph (for producing non-ASCII characters) | `Ctrl-a Ctrl-v` | | Lock (password protect) display | `Ctrl-a x` | | Enter screen command | `Ctrl-a :` | | Enable logging in the screen session | `Ctrl-a H` | Scrolling | Description | Command | |---|---| | Enter scrolling mode | Ctrl-a esc | | Scroll Up | Ctrl-u | | Scroll Down | Ctrl-d | | Exit scrolling mode | esc esc | This section is a contribution from: [@mickpbarry](https://gist.github.com/mickpbarry)