Working with Screen
Screen is a great tool to separate your windows in a Linux environment. It enables you to switch between different screens effortlessly.
Installing
First of all, you need to install Screen.
sudo apt-get screenBasics
Start a new screen with the screen command. You will often use CTRL + A and then another key to do actions. For example, CTRL + A and ? will show you all commands.
To create a name to your Screen session, use the -S flag.
screen -S session_nameYou can list all active screens with this command.
screen -lsDetach
The easiest way to detach from a screen is CTRL + A and then D.
Reattach
Retaching can be done simplest with the -r flag.
screen -rWill resume to the latest Screen session. You can specify name or ID after if you want to attach to a specific session.
screen -r <session>Close
There are some ways you can close your session.
Inside the Screen
CTRL + A and then X
CTRL + A and then :quit
Outside of the Screen
screen -ls to get all sessions.
screen -XS <session> quit to quit the session.
-X- Execute command-S- Choose session