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Re: OT: screen command



Stuart Luscombe <Stuart_Luscombe@computacenter.com> writes:
SL> When I am SSH'd into a server and then use the screen command, how
SL> do I detach/re-attach the screen if I am in the middle of running
SL> a process (apt/vim document etc.). I have read the man file and it
SL> talks about 'C-a' commands, but I cannot seem to work these out. I
SL> have tried Ctrl+alt, but this does not seem to work...

No, by "C-a" they mean "Ctrl+A"; this is the same convention the Emacs
documentation uses.  Most screen commands require two keys (e.g.
"C-a c", to create a new window, is "Control-A, C").

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