I have to agree, I like using screen. I especially like it when I'm on campus doing something time consuming on my boxes at home. Qwest doesn't have the most stable DSL links.
Robert LeBlanc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Werner Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 7:45 PM To: BYU Unix Users Group Subject: Re: [uug] keeping a process alive 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 -- This sentence would be seven words long if it were six words shorter. -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
