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--- screen [2021/03/16 21:34] – [Introduction] hc9
+++ screen [2021/03/16 21:36] – [Starting Screen, detaching and reattaching] hc9
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 ''$ screen''
-When you run it, a window with some copyright and some other info will show up, with [Press Space or Return to end.] at the bottom. OK, as it says, you can now press Space or Enter. You will then see your shell prompt and nothing else. That's fine: you can now run your programs as usual, the difference is that they will run under a Screen session. You can detach it by typing **CTRL-a d**. Screen will keep your session running. Now if you logout, then log back in, and type:
+When you run it, a window with some copyright and some other info will show up, with "[Press Space or Return to end.]" at the bottom. OK, as it says, you can now press "Space" or "Enter". You will then see your shell prompt and nothing else. That's fine: you can now run your programs as usual, the difference is that they will run under a Screen session. You can detach it by typing **CTRL-a d**. Screen will keep your session running. Now if you logout, then log back in, and type:
 ''$ screen -r''
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 ''$ screen -d -r''
-The -d flag will detach Screen, while -r will reattach. There are various types of detach and  flags. For instance, if you type the previous command and there was no screen session to be resumed, you'll get a There is no screen to be detached. message. In this case you'll probably need:
+The "-d" flag will detach Screen, while "-r" will reattach. There are various types of "detach" and  flags. For instance, if you type the previous command and there was no screen session to be resumed, you'll get a "There is no screen to be detached." message. In this case you'll probably need:
 ''$ screen -d -R''