How to Use GNU Screen

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 24, 2011

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“On UNIX, GNU Screen is a utility that i cannot live without. I
know many console users share the same point of view with me.

“What is GNU Screen? it is a terminal multiplexer and you can
run multiple console-based applications simultaneously. The best
part of it is that you can leave it running on remote machines and
come back to pick up your console sessions. It’s like VNC or Remote
Desktop but for UNIX console. As you know that on UNIX if you run
something on a shell and you got disconnected from it then your
sessions will also stop. All work will be gone.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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