Re: screen questions

[Micah Cowan]

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lehe wrote:
> Hi,
> Two questions about screen:
> 
> 1. I was trying to switch from scroll back mode to command line mode by "C-a
> :". However instead a ":" is at prompt and seems ready to recieve what I'll
> type. So which mode did I enter actually and how to enter into command line
> mode?

The normal mode is not "command line" mode. That's what C-a : is; it
accept screen commands.

To escape from copy mode to the normal shell mode, just type any key
that isn't bound to something in copy mode. ESC, z, or C-c are possible
choices.

> 2. If I have given a name to each of several sessions, how can I see the
> name of the current session if I forgot which one it is.

Try C-a : sessionname <RET>

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HTH
Micah J. Cowan
Programmer, musician, typesetting enthusiast, gamer.
Maintainer of GNU Wget and GNU Teseq
http://micah.cowan.name/
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