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5.2 Command Summary

acladd usernames

Allow other users in this session. See Multiuser Session.

aclchg usernames permbits list

Change a user’s permissions. See Multiuser Session.

acldel username

Disallow other user in this session. See Multiuser Session.

aclgrp usrname [groupname]

Inherit permissions granted to a group leader. See Multiuser Session.

aclumask [users]+/-bits ...

Predefine access to new windows. See aclumask.

activity message

Set the activity notification message. See Monitoring.

addacl usernames

Synonym to acladd. See Multiuser Session.

allpartial state

Set all windows to partial refresh. See Redisplay.

altscreen state

Enables support for the "alternate screen" terminal capability. See Redisplay.

at [ident][#|*|%] command [args]

Execute a command at other displays or windows. See At.

attrcolor attrib [attribute/color-modifier]

Map attributes to colors. See Attrcolor.

auth state

This command enables/disables password protection for the screen session. It is off by default (authentication is disabled).

autodetach state

Automatically detach the session on SIGHUP. See Detach.

autonuke state

Enable a clear screen to discard unwritten output. See Autonuke.

backtick id lifespan autorefresh command [args]

Define a command for the backtick string escape. See Backtick.

bce [state]

Change background color erase. See Character Processing.

bell_msg [message]

Set the bell notification message. See Bell.

bind [-c class] key [command [args]]

Bind a command to a key. See The bind command.

bindkey [opts] [string [cmd args]]

Bind a string to a series of keystrokes. See Bindkey.

blanker

Blank the screen. See Screen Saver.

blankerprg

Define a blanker program. See Screen Saver.

break [duration]

Send a break signal to the current window. See Break.

breaktype [tcsendbreak | TCSBRK | TIOCSBRK]

Specify how to generate breaks. See Break.

bufferfile [exchange-file]

Select a file for screen-exchange. See Screen Exchange.

bumpleft

Swaps window with previous one on window list. See Bumpleft.

bumpright

Swaps window with previous one on window list. See Bumpright.

c1 [state]

Change c1 code processing. See Character Processing.

caption mode [string]

Change caption mode and string. See Regions.

chacl usernames permbits list

Synonym to aclchg. See Multiuser Session.

charset set

Change character set slot designation. See Character Processing.

chdir [directory]

Change the current directory for future windows. See Chdir.

cjkwidth

Treat ambiguous width characters as full/half width. See Character Processing.

clear

Clear the window screen. See Clear.

colon

Enter a screen command. See Colon.

collapse

Reorders window on window list, removing number gaps between them. See Collapse.

command [-c class]

Simulate the screen escape key. See Command Character.

compacthist [state]

Selects compaction of trailing empty lines. See Scrollback.

console [state]

Grab or ungrab console output. See Console.

copy

Enter copy mode. See Copying.

copy_reg [key]

Removed. Use paste instead. See Registers.

crlf state

Select line break behavior for copying. See CR/LF.

defautonuke state

Select default autonuke behavior. See Autonuke.

defbce state

Select background color erase. See Character Processing.

defbreaktype [tcsendbreak | TCSBRK | TIOCSBRK]

Specify the default for generating breaks. See Break.

defc1 state

Select default c1 processing behavior. See Character Processing.

defcharset [set]

Change defaul character set slot designation. See Character Processing.

defencoding enc

Select default window encoding. See Character Processing.

defescape xy

Set the default command and meta characters. See Command Character.

defflow fstate

Select default flow control behavior. See Flow.

defgr state

Select default GR processing behavior. See Character Processing.

defhstatus [status]

Select default window hardstatus line. See Hardstatus.

deflog state

Select default window logging behavior. See log.

deflogin state

Select default utmp logging behavior. See Login.

defmode mode

Select default file mode for ptys. See Mode.

defmonitor state

Select default activity monitoring behavior. See Monitoring.

defmousetrack on|off

Select the default mouse tracking behavior. See Mousetrack.

defnonblock state|numsecs

Select default nonblock mode. See Nonblock.

defobuflimit limit

Select default output buffer limit. See Obuflimit.

defscrollback num

Set default lines of scrollback. See Scrollback.

defshell command

Set the default program for new windows. See Shell.

defsilence state

Select default idle monitoring behavior. See Monitoring.

defslowpaste msec

Select the default inter-character timeout when pasting. See Paste.

defutf8 state

Select default character encoding. See Character Processing.

defwrap state

Set default line-wrapping behavior. See Wrap.

defwritelock on|off|auto

Set default writelock behavior. See Multiuser Session.

zombie_timeout [seconds]

Try to reconnect dead windows after timeout. See Zombie.

detach [-h]

Disconnect screen from the terminal. See Detach.

digraph [preset [unicode-value]]

Enter a digraph sequence. See Digraph.

dinfo

Display terminal information. See Info.

displays

List currently active user interfaces. See Displays.

dumptermcap

Write the window’s termcap entry to a file. See Write out the window’s termcap entry.

echo [-n] message

Display a message on startup. See Startup.

encoding enc [denc]

Set the encoding of a window. See Character Processing.

escape xy

Set the command and meta characters. See Command Character.

eval command1 [command2 ...]

Parse and execute each argument. See Eval.

exec [[fdpat] command [args ...]]

Run a subprocess (filter). See Exec.

fit

Change window size to current display size. See Window Size.

flow [fstate]

Set flow control behavior. See Flow.

focus [next|prev|up|down|left|right|top|bottom]

Move focus to next region. See Regions.

focusminsize

Force the current region to a certain size. See Focusminsize.

gr [state]

Change GR charset processing. See Character Processing.

group [grouptitle]

Change or show the group the current window belongs to. See Window Groups.

hardcopy [-h] [file]

Write out the contents of the current window. See hardcopy.

hardcopy_append state

Append to hardcopy files. See hardcopy.

hardcopydir directory

Place, where to dump hardcopy files. See hardcopy.

hardstatus [state]

Use the hardware status line. See Hardware Status Line.

height [lines [cols]]

Set display height. See Window Size.

help [-c class]

Display current key bindings. See Help.

history

Find previous command beginning …. See History.

hstatus status

Change the window’s hardstatus line. See Hardstatus.

idle [timeout [cmd args]]

Define a screen saver command. See Screen Saver.

ignorecase [on|off]

Ignore character case in searches. See Searching.

info

Display window settings. See Info.

ins_reg [key]

Removed, use paste instead. See Registers.

kill

Destroy the current window. See Kill.

lastmsg

Redisplay the last message. See Display Last Message.

layout new [title]

Create a layout. See Layout.

layout remove [n|title]

Delete a layout. See Layout.

layout next

Select the next layout. See Layout.

layout prev

Select the previous layout. See Layout.

layout select [n|title]

Jump to a layout. See Layout.

layout show

List the available layouts. See Layout.

layout title [title]

Show or set the title of a layout. See Layout.

layout number [n]

Show or set the number of a layout. See Layout.

layout attach [title|:last]

Show or set which layout to reattach to. See Layout.

layout save [n|title]

Remember the organization of a layout. See Layout.

layout autosave [on|off]

Show or set the status of layout saving. See Layout.

layout dump [filename]

Save the layout arrangement to a file. See Layout.

license

Display licensing information. See Startup.

lockscreen

Lock the controlling terminal. See Lock.

log [state]

Log all output in the current window. See log.

logfile filename

Place where to collect logfiles. See log.

login [state]

Log the window in /etc/utmp. See Login.

logtstamp [state]

Configure logfile time-stamps. See log.

mapdefault

Use only the default mapping table for the next keystroke. See Bindkey Control.

mapnotnext

Don’t try to do keymapping on the next keystroke. See Bindkey Control.

maptimeout n

Set the inter-character timeout used for keymapping. See Bindkey Control.

markkeys string

Rebind keys in copy mode. See Markkeys.

meta

Insert the command character. See Command Character.

monitor [state]

Monitor activity in window. See Monitoring.

mousetrack [on|off]

Enable selecting split regions with mouse clicks. See Mousetrack.

msgminwait sec

Set minimum message wait. See Message Wait.

msgwait sec

Set default message wait. See Message Wait.

multiuser state

Go into single or multi user mode. See Multiuser Session.

next

Switch to the next window. See Selecting a Window.

nonblock [state|numsecs]

Disable flow control to the current display. See Nonblock.|numsecs]

number [n]

Change/display the current window’s number. See Number.

obuflimit [limit]

Select output buffer limit. See Obuflimit.

only

Kill all other regions. See Regions.

other

Switch to the window you were in last. See Selecting a Window.

parent

Switch to the parent window. See Selecting a Window.

partial state

Set window to partial refresh. See Redisplay.

paste [src_regs [dest_reg]]

Paste contents of paste buffer or registers somewhere. See Paste.

pastefont [state]

Include font information in the paste buffer. See Paste.

pow_break

Close and Reopen the window’s terminal. See Break.

pow_detach

Detach and hang up. See Power Detach.

pow_detach_msg [message]

Set message displayed on pow_detach. See Power Detach.

prev

Switch to the previous window. See Selecting a Window.

printcmd [cmd]

Set a command for VT100 printer port emulation. See Printcmd.

process [key]

Treat a register as input to screen. See Registers.

quit

Kill all windows and exit. See Quit.

readbuf [-e encoding] [filename]

Read the paste buffer from the screen-exchange file. See Screen Exchange.

readreg [-e encoding] [reg [file]]

Load a register from paste buffer or file. See Registers.

redisplay

Redisplay the current window. See Redisplay.

register [-e encoding] key string

Store a string to a register. See Registers.

remove

Kill current region. See Regions.

removebuf

Delete the screen-exchange file. See Screen Exchange.

rendition bell | monitor | silence | so attr [color]

Change text attributes in caption for flagged windows. See Rendition.

reset

Reset the terminal settings for the window. See Reset.

resize [(+/-)lines]

Grow or shrink a region. See Resize.

screen [opts] [n] [cmd [args] | //group]

Create a new window. See Screen Command.

scrollback num

Set size of scrollback buffer. See Scrollback.

select [n|-|.]

Switch to a specified window. See Selecting a Window.

sessionname [name]

Name this session. See Session Name.

setenv [var [string]]

Set an environment variable for new windows. See Setenv.

setsid state

Controll process group creation for windows. See Setsid.

shell command

Set the default program for new windows. See Shell.

shelltitle title

Set the default name for new windows. See Shell.

silence [state|seconds]

Monitor a window for inactivity. See Monitoring.

silencewait seconds

Default timeout to trigger an inactivity notify. See Monitoring.

sleep num

Pause during startup. See Startup.

slowpaste msec

Slow down pasting in windows. See Paste.

source file

Run commands from a file. See Source.

sorendition [attr [color]]

Deprecated. Use rendition so instead. See Rendition.

split

Split region into two parts. See Regions.

startup_message state

Display copyright notice on startup. See Startup.

stuff [string]

Stuff a string in the input buffer of a window. See Paste.

su [username [password [password2]]]

Identify a user. See Multiuser Session.

suspend

Put session in background. See Suspend.

term term

Set $TERM for new windows. See Term.

termcap term terminal-tweaks [window-tweaks]

Tweak termcap entries for best performance. See The termcap command.

terminfo term terminal-tweaks [window-tweaks]

Ditto, for terminfo systems. See The termcap command.

termcapinfo term terminal-tweaks [window-tweaks]

Ditto, for both systems. See The termcap command.

title [windowtitle]

Set the name of the current window. See Title Command.

umask [users]+/-bits ...

Synonym to aclumask. See aclumask.

unbindall

Unset all keybindings. See The bind command.

unsetenv var

Unset environment variable for new windows. See Setenv.

utf8 [state [dstate]]

Select character encoding of the current window. See Character Processing.

vbell [state]

Use visual bell. See Bell.

vbell_msg [message]

Set vbell message. See Bell.

vbellwait sec

Set delay for vbell message. See Bell.

version

Display screen version. See Version.

wall message

Write a message to all displays. See Multiuser Session.

width [cols [lines]]

Set the width of the window. See Window Size.

windowlist [[-b] [-m] [-g]] | string [string] | title [title]

Present a list of all windows for selection. See Windowlist.

windows

List active windows. See Windows.

wrap [ on | off ]

Control line-wrap behavior. See Wrap.

writebuf [-e encoding] [filename]

Write paste buffer to screen-exchange file. See Screen Exchange.

writelock on|off|auto

Grant exclusive write permission. See Multiuser Session.

xoff

Send an XOFF character. See XON and XOFF.

xon

Send an XON character. See XON and XOFF.

zmodem [off|auto|catch|pass]

Define how screen treats zmodem requests. See Zmodem.

zombie [keys [onerror] ]

Keep dead windows. See Zombie.

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