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regarding screen: Add C-a c to help screen
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Package: screen
Version: 4.0.3-14
Severity: wishlist
First thing I do when I start screen is `C-a S` to split. The second thing I
need to do is to open shell in the new window - `C-a c`.
I use screen only occasionally and each time, I can't remember this `c`. (I
actually don't remember even the `C-a S`, I have it in my .screenrc :-).) So I
do `C-a ?` and stare like fifteen minutes saying to myself "come on, blind man,
such a basic thing must be there, you're just not seeing it", but that never
helps because it's *not there*. Finally I somehow magically remember but to be
honest, it's a PITA.
I suggest adding this `C-a c` to `C-a ?` help screen, at least for old blind &
forgetful people like me.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages screen depends on:
ii dpkg 1.16.1.2
ii install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-8
ii libc6 2.13-27
ii libncursesw5 5.9-4
ii libpam0g 1.1.3-7
screen recommends no packages.
screen suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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Version: 4.1.0~20110819git450e8f3-1
Hi,
This bug has been fixed, presumably many years ago. the earliest
version I had lying around to verify was 4.1.0~20110819git450e8f3-1.
"C-a c" is documented on the "?" screen as "screen" (i.e. the : command
to create a new screen).
Cheers,
Peter Dey
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