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--- screen [2021/03/16 21:36] – [Starting Screen, detaching and reattaching] hc9
+++ screen [2021/03/16 21:39] (current) – [Multiple sessions] hc9
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 ''$ screen''
-will create a new window, leaving the previous window untouched, though not visible. Instead of typing screen, you can use the shortcut **CTRL-a c**.
+will create a new window, leaving the previous window untouched, though not visible. Instead of typing "screen", you can use the shortcut **CTRL-a c**.
 You can create as many windows as you want. You can swith between windows with **CTRL-a n** (next window) and **CTRL-a p** (previous window). It's also possible to select windows by number. Typing **CTRL-a 1** will open window number 1, **CTRL-a 2**, to window 2, and so on.
-How do you know what's a window number? Well, you can type **CTRL-a "** (yeah, that's a double quote). In that case a menu with a windows list will open. You can select a number and press enter to go to that screen. An easier way is to have a hard status line that shows you each window number. For doing this in a permanent manner, you'll have to create a .screenrc (Screen's customization file) in your $HOME directory and write in it the following lines:
+How do you know what's a window number? Well, you can type **CTRL-a "** (yeah, that's a double quote). In that case a menu with a windows list will open. You can select a number and press enter to go to that screen. An easier way is to have a "hard status line" that shows you each window number. For doing this in a permanent manner, you'll have to create a ".screenrc" (Screen's customization file) in your $HOME directory and write in it the following lines:
 <file config .screenrc>
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 ''$ screen -S mysession''
-where mysession is the name you want to give to your session (e.g., "work").
+where "mysession" is the name you want to give to your session (e.g., "work").
 ===== Splitting windows =====