Your message dated Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:59:09 +0200
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and subject line Closing as stale/wontfix
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regarding screen: Add separate option for reverse wrapping
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: screen
Version: 4.0.3-0.3+b1
Severity: wishlist
Currently screen has one line-wrapping option that controls both
wrapping when the cursor reaches the right edge of the screen as
well as when the cursor reaches the left through back-space.
In xterm on the other hand, the latter is controlled through a
separate option called reverse wrapping (xterm -rw) and defaults
to off.
So it would be nice to have a screen configuration where forward
wrapping is on and reverse wrapping is off just like xterm.
Thanks!
-- System Information
Debian Release: 4.0
Kernel Version: Linux gondolin 2.6.17-rc4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 17 17:28:00
EST 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
Versions of the packages screen depends on:
ii base-passwd 3.5.11 Debian base system master password and
group files
ii debconf 1.5.11etch1 Debian configuration management system
ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libncursesw5 5.5-5 Shared libraries for terminal handling
(wide chara
ii libpam0g 0.79-5 Pluggable Authentication Modules library
ii passwd 4.0.18.1-7 change and administer password and group
data
ii debconf 1.5.11etch1 Debian configuration management system
^^^ (Provides virtual package debconf-2.0)
--- Begin /etc/screenrc (modified conffile)
deflogin on
vbell on
vbell_msg " Wuff ---- Wuff!! "
defscrollback 1024
bind ^k
bind ^\
bind \\ quit
bind K kill
bind I login on
bind O login off
bind } history
termcapinfo vt100 dl=5\E[M
termcapinfo xterm*|rxvt*|kterm*|Eterm* hs:ts=\E]0;:fs=\007:ds=\E]0;\007
hardstatus string "%h%? users: %u%?"
termcapinfo xterm*|linux*|rxvt*|Eterm* OP
termcapinfo xterm 'is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;4;6l'
--- End /etc/screenrc
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
tags 479311 + wontfix
thanks
Hi Herbert,
This feature request is quite old.
If this is still desired, it would be best to raise this directly
upstream:
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=screen
Cheers,
Peter Dey
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