Comments on: Tool of the Day: screen http://openquery.com/blog/tool-day-screen About MySQL, Drizzle, MariaDB and more! Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:26:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kabel http://openquery.com/blog/tool-day-screen/comment-page-1#comment-1615 kabel Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:23:08 +0000 http://openquery.com/blog/?p=891#comment-1615 Another package I like (ubuntu server) is screen-profiles.. it seems to be a wrapper around some of the nicer, but more tricky, screen options. Another package I like (ubuntu server) is screen-profiles.. it seems to be a wrapper around some of the nicer, but more tricky, screen options.

]]> By: mauvedeity http://openquery.com/blog/tool-day-screen/comment-page-1#comment-1613 mauvedeity Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:00:06 +0000 http://openquery.com/blog/?p=891#comment-1613 This is one of my favourite management tools - I'm a big fan. I was using it at my University and work placements at least as far back as 1990. One thing you didn't mention is that there's a 'disconnect' option. This lets you disconnect from a long-running process without killing it, then reconnect later. Very handy for leaving things running when you pop to the Student Union bar for a swift half while running a large compile. This is one of my favourite management tools – I’m a big fan. I was using it at my University and work placements at least as far back as 1990.

One thing you didn’t mention is that there’s a ‘disconnect’ option. This lets you disconnect from a long-running process without killing it, then reconnect later. Very handy for leaving things running when you pop to the Student Union bar for a swift half while running a large compile.

]]> By: erkules http://openquery.com/blog/tool-day-screen/comment-page-1#comment-1612 erkules Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:50:52 +0000 http://openquery.com/blog/?p=891#comment-1612 screen rocks! screen has a lot of cool features. I would recommend having a look into setting the hardstatus string. With that its quite comfortable to have an overview over all the windows etc. you are about to use. Also splitting CTRL-A S (aka :split) is fun (try it :-). You can log your sessions take screenshots etc. \o/ One great feature is, you can collaborate with others. Via acl-commands other user can attach your screen so you all can work together on a "distant" server with a "distant" colleague. In the end I would recommend not to map CTRL-A. Working on a lot of different/new servers its easier to get used to it :-) screen rocks!
screen has a lot of cool features. I would recommend having a look into setting the hardstatus string. With that its quite comfortable to have an overview over all the windows etc. you are about to use.

Also splitting CTRL-A S (aka :split) is fun (try it :-) . You can log your sessions take screenshots etc. \o/
One great feature is, you can collaborate with others.
Via acl-commands other user can attach your screen so you all can work together on a “distant” server with a “distant” colleague.
In the end I would recommend not to map CTRL-A.
Working on a lot of different/new servers its easier to get used to it :-)

]]> By: Brice Figureau http://openquery.com/blog/tool-day-screen/comment-page-1#comment-1610 Brice Figureau Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:10:53 +0000 http://openquery.com/blog/?p=891#comment-1610 You might want to move away from the default binding (CTRL-A), if you like me use a lot CTRL-A to jump at the start of the command line. Another good feature of Screen is the scroll back: CTRL-A ESC, then move around with page-up/page-down. It's definitely an important piece in a the sysadmin toolbox, along with a decent shell (hint: zsh). You might want to move away from the default binding (CTRL-A), if you like me use a lot CTRL-A to jump at the start of the command line.
Another good feature of Screen is the scroll back: CTRL-A ESC, then move around with page-up/page-down.
It’s definitely an important piece in a the sysadmin toolbox, along with a decent shell (hint: zsh).

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