Command Options

Command	Description
screen	Start a new session
screen -S <name>	Start a new session with a session name
screen -ls	List running sessions
screen -r [name]	Reattach to a running session
screen -X	Send a command to a running session
screen -X -S <name>	Send a command to a specified session
screen -X -S <name> kill	Kill a running session

Command Key in Sessions

By default, Ctrl-a is a special key to send a command to a screen’s session. I call <Leader> like Vim in this document.

Detach

Command	Description
<Leader> d	Detach the current session
<Leader> :	Exit screen

Window

Command	Description
<Leader> c	Create a new window
<Leader> n or	Move to a next window
<Leader> tab	Move to a next region
<Leader> p or	Move to a previous window
<Leader>	Move to a window by number
<Leader> '	Move to a window by number or title
<Leader> "	Show window list
<Leader> w	Show window bar
<Leader> X	Remove the current window
<Leader> Q	Remove all windows without the current one

Session

Command	Description
<Leader> d	Detach the current session
<Leader> S	Split a display horizontally
<Leader> |	Split a display vertically
<Leader> k	Kill the current session