On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, ryan byrd wrote:
I'm curious when/why you should/would _not_ use screen...
I do not like the screen program
I do not like it
Sam, I am
You just need a decent .screenrc file, that's all.
For example:
---SNIP HERE---
# kill startup message
startup_message off
# define a bigger scrollback, default is 100 lines
defscrollback 1024
# remap CTRL-A to CTRL-]
escape ^]]
# status bar
hardstatus on
hardstatus alwayslastline "%{rk}%H %{gk}%c %{yk}%M%d %{wk}%?%-Lw%?%{bw}%n*%f
%t%?(%u)%?%{wk}%?%+Lw%?"
---END SNIPPAGE---
I never used screen until I discovered those .screenrc settings. I like
the status bar because it makes it easy to remember if you have screen
open or not, and easy to manage multiple screens (although it does waste
some screen (ha ha) real-estate). And I like the lack of startup message
and larger scrollback buffer.
But the real winner is having CTRL-A back. I'm not sure how anyone could
use screen without remapping CTRL-A. *shudder* Absolutely horrible.
~ Ross
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