Small screen manual v1.0 ------------------------ To start screen, type screen and command. screen [command] Commands -------- Common Commands: screen -S [name] # Create a new session screen -ls # List sessions screen -r [name] # Reattach to a session exit # Close the session Common Keyboard Shortcuts: Ctrl+A D Detach from the session Ctrl+A C Create a new window Ctrl+A N Switch to the next window Ctrl+A P Switch to the previous window Ctrl+A " Display the window list Example ------- - Start a backup: $ screen -S backup $ rsync -av /data /backup - Detach from the session: Ctrl+A D - Log out of the server. - Later, reattach to the session: $ screen -r backup Hannu Julen