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diff --git a/doc/screen.1 b/doc/screen.1 index 2ec73b5..fd5c06e 100644 --- a/doc/screen.1 +++ b/doc/screen.1 @@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ session is detached from the user's terminal. When a program terminates, If this window was in the foreground, the display switches to the previous window; if none are left, .I screen -exits. +exits. Shells usually distinguish between running as login-shell or sub-shell. +Screen runs them as sub-shells, unless told otherwise (See \*Qshell\*U .screenrc command). .PP Everything you type is sent to the program running in the current window. The only exception to this is the one keystroke that is used to initiate @@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ The command character and all the key bindings can be fully customized to be anything you like, though they are always two characters in length. .PP .I Screen -does not understand the prefix \*QC-\*U to mean control. +does not understand the prefix \*QC-\*U to mean control, although this notation is +used in this manual for readability. Please use the caret notation (\*Q^A\*U instead of \*QC-a\*U) as arguments to e.g. the .I escape @@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ but prints a list of strings identifying your .I screen sessions. -Sessions marked `detached' can be resumed with \*Qscreen -r\*U. Those marked +Sessions marked `detached' can be resumed with \*Qscreen \-r\*U. Those marked `attached' are running and have a controlling terminal. If the session runs in multiuser mode, it is marked `multi'. Sessions marked as `unreachable' either live on a different host or are `dead'. @@ -264,13 +266,13 @@ to turn on automatic output logging for the windows. .B \-m causes .I screen -to ignore the $STY environment variable. With \*Qscreen -m\*U creation of +to ignore the $STY environment variable. With \*Qscreen \-m\*U creation of a new session is enforced, regardless whether .I screen is called from within another .I screen session or not. This flag has a special meaning in connection -with the `-d' option: +with the `\-d' option: .TP 8 .B \-d \-m Start @@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ In all other cases \*Q-q\*U has no effect. .TP 5 .B \-Q Some commands now can be queried from a remote session using this -flag, e.g. 'screen -Q windows'. The commands will send the +flag, e.g. \*Qscreen \-Q windows\*U. The commands will send the response to the stdout of the querying process. If there was an error in the command, then the querying process will exit with a non-zero status. @@ -348,18 +350,19 @@ options, just as if .B \-R had not been specified. The option is set by default if .I screen -is run as a login-shell (actually screen uses \*Q-xRR\*U in that case). +is run as a login-shell (actually screen uses \*Q\-xRR\*U in that case). For combinations with the \fB\-d\fP/\fB\-D\fP option see there. .TP 5 .BI "\-s " program sets the default shell to the program specified, instead of the value in the environment variable $SHELL (or \*Q/bin/sh\*U if not defined). This can also be defined through the \*Qshell\*U .screenrc command. +See also there. .TP 5 .BI "\-S " sessionname When creating a new session, this option can be used to specify a meaningful name for the session. This name identifies the session for -\*Qscreen -list\*U and \*Qscreen -r\*U actions. It substitutes the +\*Qscreen \-list\*U and \*Qscreen \-r\*U actions. It substitutes the default [\fItty.host\fP] suffix. .TP 5 .BI "\-t " name @@ -367,7 +370,7 @@ sets the title (a.\|k.\|a.) for the default shell or specified program. See also the \*Qshelltitle\*U .screenrc command. .TP 5 .BI "\-T " term -Set the $TERM enviroment varible using the spcified term as +Set the $TERM environment varible using the spcified term as opposed to the defualt setting of \fBscreen\fP. .TP 5 .B \-U @@ -379,7 +382,7 @@ encoding for new windows to `utf8'. Print version number. .TP 5 .BR \-wipe " [" \fImatch ] -does the same as \*Qscreen -ls\*U, but removes destroyed sessions instead of +does the same as \*Qscreen \-ls\*U, but removes destroyed sessions instead of marking them as `dead'. An unreachable session is considered dead, when its name matches either the name of the local host, or the explicitly given parameter, if any. @@ -421,7 +424,7 @@ Prompt for a window name or number to switch to. Present a list of all windows for selection. .IP "\fBC-a 0\fP (select 0)" .PD 0 -.IP "\fB ... \fP ..." +.IP "\fB … \fP …" .IP "\fBC-a 9\fP (select 9)" .IP "\fBC-a -\fP (select -)" .PD @@ -580,7 +583,7 @@ Reset the virtual terminal to its \*Qpower-on\*U values. Write out a \*Q.termcap\*U file. .IP "\fBC-a ?\fP (help)" Show key bindings. -.IP "\fBC-a C-\e\fP (quit)" +.IP "\fBC-a \e\fP (quit)" Kill all windows and terminate .IR screen . .IP "\fBC-a :\fP (colon)" @@ -643,7 +646,7 @@ global screenrc file searches for the environment variable $SYSSCREENRC (this override feature may be disabled at compile-time). The user specific screenrc file is searched in $SCREENRC, then $HOME/.screenrc. -The command line option \fB-c\fP takes +The command line option \fB\-c\fP takes precedence over the above user screenrc files. .PP Commands in these files are used to set options, bind functions to @@ -695,7 +698,7 @@ Multi user mode only. .BI chacl " usernames permbits list" .PP Change permissions for a comma separated list of users. Permission bits are -represented as `r', `w' and `x'. Prefixing `+' grants the permission, `-' +represented as `r', `w' and `x'. Prefixing `+' grants the permission, `\-' removes it. The third parameter is a comma separated list of commands and/or windows (specified either by number or title). The special list `#' refers to all windows, `?' to all commands. if \fIusernames\fP consists of a single `*', @@ -705,9 +708,9 @@ The user can type input to a window when he has its `w' bit set and no other user obtains a writelock for this window. Other bits are currently ignored. To withdraw the writelock from another user in window 2: -`aclchg \fIusername\fP -w+w 2'. +`aclchg \fIusername\fP \-w+w 2'. To allow read-only access to the session: `aclchg \fIusername\fP --w \&"#\&"'. As soon as a user's name is known to +\-w \&"#\&"'. As soon as a user's name is known to .I screen he can attach to the session and (per default) has full permissions for all command and windows. Execution permission for the acl commands, `at' and others @@ -742,11 +745,11 @@ If the second parameter is omitted all groups the user is in are listed. .ne 3 .B aclumask .RI [[ users ] +bits -.RI |[ users ] -bits " .... ]" +.RI |[ users ] \-bits " …. ]" .br .B umask .RI [[ users ] +bits -.RI |[ users ] -bits " .... ]" +.RI |[ users ] \-bits " …. ]" .PP This specifies the access other users have to windows that will be created by the caller of the command. @@ -801,7 +804,7 @@ just like in xterm. Initial setting is `off'. .sp .ne 3 .BR "at " "[\fIidentifier\fP][" "#\fP|\fP*\fP|\fP%\fP] " -.IR "command " [ args " ... ]" +.IR "command " [ args " … ]" .PP Execute a command at other displays or windows as if it had been entered there. \*QAt\*U changes the context (the `current window' or `current display' @@ -852,7 +855,7 @@ attrcolor b "R" .PP Change the color to bright red if bold text is to be printed. .IP -attrcolor u "-u b" +attrcolor u "\-u b" .PP Use blue text instead of underline. .IP @@ -872,7 +875,7 @@ Sets whether .I screen will automatically detach upon hangup, which saves all your running programs until they are resumed with a -.B "screen -r" +.B "screen \-r" command. When turned off, a hangup signal will terminate .I screen @@ -890,7 +893,7 @@ that has not been written to the terminal. See also .I lifespan .I autorefresh .I cmd -.I args... +.I args… .br .BI "backtick " id .PP @@ -944,7 +947,7 @@ Without parameter, the current message is shown. .sp .ne 3 .BI "bind " -.RB [ -c +.RB [ \-c .IR class ] .I key .RI [ command " [" args ]] @@ -966,7 +969,7 @@ If no further argument is given, any previously established binding for this key is removed. The \fIcommand\fP argument can be any command listed in this section. -If a command class is specified via the \*Q-c\*U option, the key +If a command class is specified via the \*Q\-c\*U option, the key is bound for the specified class. Use the \*Qcommand\*U command to activate a class. Command classes can be used to create multiple command keys or multi-character bindings. @@ -979,7 +982,7 @@ Some examples: bind k bind K kill bind ^f screen telnet foobar - bind \e033 screen -ln -t root -h 1000 9 su + bind \e033 screen \-ln \-t root \-h 1000 9 su .fi .PP would bind the space key to the command that displays a list @@ -993,29 +996,29 @@ that creates an non-login window with a.\|k.\|a. \*Qroot\*U in slot #9, with a superuser shell and a scrollback buffer of 1000 lines. .PP .nf - bind -c demo1 0 select 10 - bind -c demo1 1 select 11 - bind -c demo1 2 select 12 - bindkey "^B" command -c demo1 + bind \-c demo1 0 select 10 + bind \-c demo1 1 select 11 + bind \-c demo1 2 select 12 + bindkey "^B" command \-c demo1 .fi .PP makes \*QC-b 0\*U select window 10, \*QC-b 1\*U window 11, etc. .PP .nf - bind -c demo2 0 select 10 - bind -c demo2 1 select 11 - bind -c demo2 2 select 12 - bind - command -c demo2 + bind \-c demo2 0 select 10 + bind \-c demo2 1 select 11 + bind \-c demo2 2 select 12 + bind \- command \-c demo2 .fi .PP -makes \*QC-a - 0\*U select window 10, \*QC-a - 1\*U window 11, etc. +makes \*QC-a \- 0\*U select window 10, \*QC-a \- 1\*U window 11, etc. .sp .ne 3 .B bindkey -.RB [ -d ] -.RB [ -m ] -.RB [ -a ] -.RB [[ -k | -t ] +.RB [ \-d ] +.RB [ \-m ] +.RB [ \-a ] +.RB [[ \-k | \-t ] .I string .RI [ "cmd args" ]] .PP @@ -1028,9 +1031,9 @@ screen's copy mode to do cursor movement. See section \*QINPUT TRANSLATION\*U for a list of default key bindings. .br If the -.B -d +.B \-d option is given, bindkey modifies the default table, -.B -m +.B \-m changes the copy mode table and with neither option the user table is selected. The argument @@ -1038,18 +1041,18 @@ The argument is the sequence of characters to which an action is bound. This can either be a fixed string or a termcap keyboard capability name (selectable with the -.B -k +.B \-k option). .br Some keys on a VT100 terminal can send a different string if application mode is turned on (e.g the cursor keys). Such keys have two entries in the translation table. You can select the application mode entry by specifying the -.B -a +.B \-a option. .br The -.B -t +.B \-t option tells screen not to do inter-character timing. One cannot turn off the timing if a termcap capability is used. .br @@ -1063,18 +1066,18 @@ is omitted the key-binding is removed from the table. Here are some examples of keyboard bindings: .sp .nf - bindkey -d + bindkey \-d .fi Show all of the default key bindings. The application mode entries are marked with [A]. .sp .nf - bindkey -k k1 select 1 + bindkey \-k k1 select 1 .fi Make the "F1" key switch to window one. .sp .nf - bindkey -t foo stuff barfoo + bindkey \-t foo stuff barfoo .fi Make "foo" an abbreviation of the word "barfoo". Timeout is disabled so that users can type slowly. @@ -1088,7 +1091,7 @@ you did the above \*Qstuff barfoo\*U binding, you can enter the word you have to press the key twice (i.e., escape the escape binding). .sp .nf - bindkey -k F1 command + bindkey \-k F1 command .fi Make the F11 (not F1!) key an alternative screen escape (besides ^A). @@ -1140,7 +1143,7 @@ current window. .PP Change the filename used for reading and writing with the paste buffer. If the optional argument to the \*Qbufferfile\*U command is omitted, -the default setting (\*Q/tmp/screen-exchange\*U) is reactivated. +the default setting (\*Q/tmp/screen\-exchange\*U) is reactivated. The following example will paste the system's password file into the .I screen @@ -1209,7 +1212,7 @@ Change the \fIcurrent directory\fP of to the specified directory or, if called without an argument, to your home directory (the value of the environment variable $HOME). All windows that are created by means of the \*Qscreen\*U command -from within \*Q.screenrc\*U or by means of \*QC-a : screen ...\*U +from within \*Q.screenrc\*U or by means of \*QC-a : screen …\*U or \*QC-a c\*U use this as their default directory. Without a chdir command, this would be the directory from which .I screen @@ -1222,6 +1225,11 @@ windows in different default directories, but the last chdir value will affect all the windows you create interactively. .sp .ne 3 +.B cjkwidth [ on | off ] +.PP +Treat ambiguous width characters as full/half width. +.sp +.ne 3 .B clear .PP Clears the current window and saves its image to the scrollback buffer. @@ -1235,7 +1243,7 @@ for on-the-fly modification of key bindings, specific window creation and changing settings. Note that the \*Qset\*U keyword no longer exists! Usually commands affect the current window rather than default settings for future windows. Change defaults with commands -starting with 'def...'. +starting with 'def…'. If you consider this as the `Ex command mode' of .IR screen , @@ -1243,12 +1251,12 @@ you may regard \*QC-a esc\*U (copy mode) as its `Vi command mode'. .sp .ne 3 .B command -.RB [ -c +.RB [ \-c .IR class ] .PP This command has the same effect as typing the screen escape character (^A). It is probably only useful for key bindings. -If the \*Q-c\*U option is given, select the specified command +If the \*Q\-c\*U option is given, select the specified command class. See also \*Qbind\*U and \*Qbindkey\*U. .sp .ne 3 @@ -1439,7 +1447,7 @@ the contents of the paste buffer will not be overwritten, but is appended to. .br .ti -2n \fB>\fP sets the (second) mark and writes the contents of the paste buffer to -the screen-exchange file (/tmp/screen-exchange per default) once copy-mode is +the screen-exchange file (/tmp/screen\-exchange per default) once copy-mode is finished. .br This example demonstrates how to dump the whole scrollback buffer @@ -1481,7 +1489,7 @@ When no parameter is given, the state is toggled. .PP Turns runtime debugging on or off. If .I screen -has been compiled with option -DDEBUG debugging available and is turned on per +has been compiled with option \-DDEBUG debugging available and is turned on per default. Note that this command only affects debugging output from the main \*QSCREEN\*U process correctly. Debug output from attacher processes can only be turned off once and forever. @@ -1636,7 +1644,7 @@ windows is changed. Initial setting is 100. .ne 3 .BI "defshell " command .PP -Synonym to the \fBshell\fP command. See there. +Synonym to the \fBshell\fP .screenrc command. See there. .sp .ne 3 .BR "defsilence on" | off @@ -1655,7 +1663,7 @@ windows is changed. Initial setting is 0 milliseconds, meaning `off'. .PP Same as the \fButf8\fP command except that the default setting for new windows is changed. Initial setting is `on' if screen was started with -\*Q-U\*U, otherwise `off'. +\*Q\-U\*U, otherwise `off'. .sp .ne 3 .BR "defwrap on" | off @@ -1678,7 +1686,7 @@ See there. .sp .ne 3 .B detach -.RB [ -h ] +.RB [ \-h ] .PP Detach the .I screen @@ -1777,16 +1785,16 @@ The legend is as follows: .br (I) Window permissions. Made up of three characters: (1st character) - ‘-’ : no read + ‘\-’ : no read ‘r’ : read ‘R’ : read only due to foreign wlock (2nd character) - ‘-’ : no write + ‘\-’ : no write ‘.’ : write suppressed by foreign wlock ‘w’ : write ‘W’ : own wlock (3rd character) - ‘-’ : no execute + ‘\-’ : no execute ‘x’ : execute \*QDisplays\*U needs a region size of at least 10 characters wide and 5 characters high in @@ -1831,14 +1839,14 @@ and then compile the entry with .IR tic . .sp .ne 3 -.BR "echo " [ -n ] +.BR "echo " [ \-n ] .I message .PP The echo command may be used to annoy .I screen users with a 'message of the day'. Typically installed in a global /local/etc/screenrc. -The option \*Q-n\*U may be used to suppress the line feed. +The option \*Q\-n\*U may be used to suppress the line feed. See also \*Qsleep\*U. Echo is also useful for online checking of environment variables. .sp @@ -1879,14 +1887,14 @@ The default is \*Q^Aa\*U. .B eval .I command1 .RI [ command2 -.IR ... ] +.IR … ] .PP Parses and executes each argument as separate command. .sp .ne 3 .B exec .RI [[ fdpat ] -.IR "newcommand " [ "args ..." ]] +.IR "newcommand " [ "args …" ]] .PP Run a unix subprocess (specified by an executable path \fInewcommand\fP and its optional arguments) in the current window. The flow of data between @@ -1929,7 +1937,7 @@ be omitted here and can always be replaced by `!'. .sp Examples: .IP -exec ... /bin/sh +exec … /bin/sh .br exec /bin/sh .br @@ -1965,7 +1973,7 @@ versions newer than 177 fail miserably here; good old .I pg still works. .IP -!:sed -n s/.*Error.*/\e007/p +!:sed \-n s/.*Error.*/\e007/p .PP Sends window output to both, the user and the sed command. The sed inserts an additional bell character (oct. 007) to the window output seen by @@ -2041,14 +2049,14 @@ current group is displayed. .sp .ne 3 .B hardcopy -.RB [ -h ] +.RB [ \-h ] .RI [ file ] .PP Writes out the currently displayed image to the file \fIfile\fP, or, if no filename is specified, to \fIhardcopy.n\fP in the default directory, where \fIn\fP is the number of the current window. This either appends or overwrites the file if it exists. See below. -If the option \fB-h\fP is specified, dump also the contents of the +If the option \fB\-h\fP is specified, dump also the contents of the scrollback buffer. .sp .ne 3 @@ -2119,22 +2127,22 @@ additional argument. .sp .ne 3 .B height -.RB [ -w | -d ] +.RB [ \-w | \-d ] .RI [ lines " [" cols ]] .PP Set the display height to a specified number of lines. When no argument is given it toggles between 24 and 42 lines display. You can also specify a width if you want to change both values. The -.B -w +.B \-w option tells screen to leave the display size unchanged and just set the window size, -.B -d +.B \-d vice versa. .sp .ne 3 .B help -.RB [ -c +.RB [ \-c .IR class ] .PP Not really a online help, but @@ -2145,7 +2153,7 @@ The first pages list all the internal commands followed by their current bindings. Subsequent pages will display the custom commands, one command per key. Press space when you're done reading each page, or return to exit early. -All other characters are ignored. If the \*Q-c\*U option is given, +All other characters are ignored. If the \*Q\-c\*U option is given, display all bound commands for the specified command class. See also \*QDEFAULT KEY BINDINGS\*U section. .sp @@ -2156,7 +2164,7 @@ Usually users work with a shell that allows easy access to previous commands. For example csh has the command \*Q!!\*U to repeat the last command executed. .I Screen allows you to have a primitive way of re-calling \*Qthe command that -started ...\*U: You just type the first letter of that command, then hit +started …\*U: You just type the first letter of that command, then hit `C-a {' and .I screen tries to find a previous line that matches with the `prompt character' @@ -2198,11 +2206,11 @@ is shown like this (See also section FLOW CONTROL): .nf +flow automatic flow control, currently on. - -flow automatic flow control, currently off. + \-flow automatic flow control, currently off. +(+)flow flow control enabled. Agrees with automatic control. - -(+)flow flow control disabled. Disagrees with automatic control. - +(-)flow flow control enabled. Disagrees with automatic control. - -(-)flow flow control disabled. Agrees with automatic control. + \-(+)flow flow control disabled. Disagrees with automatic control. + +(\-)flow flow control enabled. Disagrees with automatic control. + \-(\-)flow flow control disabled. Agrees with automatic control. .fi The current line wrap setting (`+wrap' indicates enabled, `\-wrap' not) is @@ -2463,7 +2471,7 @@ When output continues and more than another two minutes have passed, a second time-stamp is added to document the restart of the output. You can change this timeout with the second form of the command. The third form is used for customizing the time-stamp -string (`-- %n:%t -- time-stamp -- %M/%d/%y %c:%s --\\n' by +string (`\-\- %n:%t \-\- time-stamp \-\- %M/%d/%y %c:%s \-\-\\n' by default). .sp .ne 3 @@ -2607,11 +2615,11 @@ some time it restarts to accept characters, screen will unblock the display and redisplay the updated window contents. .sp .ne 3 -.BR "number " [[+|-] \fIn ] +.BR "number " [[+|\-] \fIn ] .PP Change the current window's number. If the given number \fIn\fP is already used by another window, both windows exchange their numbers. If no argument is -specified, the current window number (and title) is shown. Using `+' or `-' +specified, the current window number (and title) is shown. Using `+' or `\-' will change the window's number by the relative amount specified. .sp .ne 3 @@ -2705,7 +2713,7 @@ the parent process of .IR screen . CAUTION: This will result in a logout, when .I screen -was started from your login shell. +was started from your login-shell. .sp .ne 3 .B pow_detach_msg @@ -2767,18 +2775,18 @@ Use the empty bind command (as in \*Qbind '^\e'\*U) to remove a key binding. .sp .ne 3 .B readbuf -.RB [ -e +.RB [ \-e .IR encoding ] .RI [ filename ] .PP Reads the contents of the specified file into the paste buffer. -You can tell screen the encoding of the file via the \fB-e\fP option. +You can tell screen the encoding of the file via the \fB\-e\fP option. If no file is specified, the screen-exchange filename is used. See also \*Qbufferfile\*U command. .sp .ne 3 .B readreg -.RB [ -e +.RB [ \-e .IR encoding ] .RI [ register " [" filename ]] .PP @@ -2787,7 +2795,7 @@ arguments it it duplicates the paste buffer contents into the register specified or entered at the prompt. With two arguments it reads the contents of the named file into the register, just as \fIreadbuf\fP reads the screen-exchange file into the paste buffer. -You can tell screen the encoding of the file via the \fB-e\fP option. +You can tell screen the encoding of the file via the \fB\-e\fP option. The following example will paste the system's password file into the .I screen @@ -2806,12 +2814,12 @@ partial redraw mode. .sp .ne 3 .B register -.RB [ -e +.RB [ \-e .IR encoding ] .I "key string" .PP Save the specified \fIstring\fP to the register \fIkey\fP. -The encoding of the string can be specified via the \fB-e\fP option. +The encoding of the string can be specified via the \fB\-e\fP option. See also the \*Qpaste\*U command. .sp .ne 3 @@ -2849,7 +2857,7 @@ the region below or if there's not enough space from the region above. .IP resize +N increase current region height by N .IP -resize -N decrease current region height by N +resize \-N decrease current region height by N .IP resize N set current region height to N .IP @@ -2861,15 +2869,15 @@ resize min minimize current region height .PP .sp .ne 3 -.B "screen \fP[\fI-opts\fP] [\fIn\fP] [\fIcmd\fP [\fIargs\fP]|\fB//group\fP]" +.B "screen \fP[\fI\-opts\fP] [\fIn\fP] [\fIcmd\fP [\fIargs\fP]|\fB//group\fP]" .PP Establish a new window. The flow-control options (\fB\-f\fP, \fB\-fn\fP and \fB\-fa\fP), -title (a.\|k.\|a.) option (\fB\-t\fP), login options (\fB-l\fP and \fB-ln\fP) -, terminal type option (\fB-T\fP <term>), the all-capability-flag (\fB-a\fP) -and scrollback option (\fB-h\fP <num>) may be specified with each command. -The option (\fB-M\fP) turns monitoring on for this window. -The option (\fB-L\fP) turns output logging on for this window. +title (a.\|k.\|a.) option (\fB\-t\fP), login options (\fB\-l\fP and \fB\-ln\fP) +, terminal type option (\fB\-T\fP <term>), the all-capability-flag (\fB\-a\fP) +and scrollback option (\fB\-h\fP <num>) may be specified with each command. +The option (\fB\-M\fP) turns monitoring on for this window. +The option (\fB\-L\fP) turns output logging on for this window. If an optional number \fIn\fP in the range 0..MAXWIN-1 is given, the window number \fIn\fP is assigned to the newly created window (or, if this number is already in-use, the next available number). @@ -2883,7 +2891,7 @@ Thus, if your \*Q.screenrc\*U contains the lines .nf # example for .screenrc: screen 1 - screen -fn -t foobar -L 2 telnet foobar + screen \-fn \-t foobar \-L 2 telnet foobar .fi .sp .I screen @@ -2923,19 +2931,19 @@ is assigned to this window. Thus, the first window can be activated by \*Qselect 0\*U. The number of windows is limited at compile-time by the MAXWIN configuration parameter (which defaults to 40). -There are two special WindowIDs, \*Q-\*U selects the +There are two special WindowIDs, \*Q\-\*U selects the internal blank window and \*Q.\*U selects the current window. The -latter is useful if used with screen's \*Q-X\*U option. +latter is useful if used with screen's \*Q\-X\*U option. .sp .ne .BR "sessionname " [ \fIname ] .PP -Rename the current session. Note, that for \*Qscreen -list\*U the +Rename the current session. Note, that for \*Qscreen \-list\*U the name shows up with the process-id prepended. If the argument \*Qname\*U is omitted, the name of this session is displayed. Caution: The $STY environment variables will still reflect the old name in pre-existing shells. This may result in confusion. Use of this command is generally -discouraged. Use the \*Q-S\*U command-line option if you want to +discouraged. Use the \*Q\-S\*U command-line option if you want to name a new session. The default is constructed from the tty and host names. .sp @@ -2964,8 +2972,10 @@ only in rare circumstances. Set the command to be used to create a new shell. This overrides the value of the environment variable $SHELL. This is useful if you'd like to run a tty-enhancer which is expecting to -execute the program specified in $SHELL. If the command begins with -a '-' character, the shell will be started as a login-shell. +execute the program specified in $SHELL. +If the command begins with a '\-' character, the shell will be started as a +login-shell. Typical shells do only minimal initialization when not started as a login-shell. +E.g. Bash will not read your \*Q~/.bashrc\*U unless it is a login-shell. .sp .ne 3 .B "shelltitle \fItitle\fP" @@ -3032,12 +3042,12 @@ This command is deprecated. See "rendition so" instead. .sp .ne 3 .B split -.RB [ -v ] +.RB [ \-v ] .PP Split the current region into two new ones. All regions on the display are resized to make room for the new region. The blank window is displayed on the new region. Splits are made horizontally -unless -v is used. Use the \*Qremove\*U or the \*Qonly\*U command +unless \-v is used. Use the \*Qremove\*U or the \*Qonly\*U command to delete regions. Use \*Qfocus\*U to toggle between regions. .sp .ne 3 @@ -3054,7 +3064,7 @@ Stuff the string .I string in the input buffer of the current window. This is like the \*Qpaste\*U command but with much less overhead. -Without a paramter, screen will prompt for a string to stuff. +Without a parameter, screen will prompt for a string to stuff. You cannot paste large buffers with the \*Qstuff\*U command. It is most useful for key bindings. See also \*Qbindkey\*U. @@ -3104,17 +3114,17 @@ or terminfo data base, you set $TERM to \- say \- is VT100/ANSI compatible. The use of the \*Qterm\*U command is discouraged for non-default purpose. That is, one may want to specify special $TERM settings (e.g. vt100) for the -next \*Qscreen rlogin othermachine\*U command. Use the command \*Qscreen -T vt100 +next \*Qscreen rlogin othermachine\*U command. Use the command \*Qscreen \-T vt100 rlogin othermachine\*U rather than setting and resetting the default. .sp .ne 3 -.BI termcap " term terminal-tweaks" +.BI termcap " term terminal\-tweaks" .RI [ window-tweaks ] .br -.BI terminfo " term terminal-tweaks" +.BI terminfo " term terminal\-tweaks" .RI [ window-tweaks ] .br -.BI termcapinfo " term terminal-tweaks" +.BI termcapinfo " term terminal\-tweaks" .RI [ window-tweaks ] .PP Use this command to modify your terminal's termcap entry without going @@ -3230,7 +3240,7 @@ releases. Unbind all the bindings. This can be useful when screen is used solely for its detaching abilities, such as when letting a console application run as a daemon. If, for some reason, -it is necessary to bind commands after this, use 'screen -X'. +it is necessary to bind commands after this, use 'screen \-X'. .sp .ne 3 .BI "unsetenv " var @@ -3245,7 +3255,7 @@ Unset an environment variable. Change the encoding used in the current window. If utf8 is enabled, the strings sent to the window will be UTF-8 encoded and vice versa. Omitting the parameter toggles the setting. If a second parameter is given, the display's -encoding is also changed (this should rather be done with screen's \*Q-U\*U +encoding is also changed (this should rather be done with screen's \*Q\-U\*U option). See also \*Qdefutf8\*U, which changes the default setting of a new window. @@ -3302,7 +3312,7 @@ status line. .sp .ne 3 .B width -.RB [ -w | -d ] +.RB [ \-w | \-d ] .RI [ cols " [" lines ]] .PP Toggle the window width between 80 and 132 columns or set it to \fIcols\fP @@ -3311,17 +3321,17 @@ This requires a capable terminal and the termcap entries \*QZ0\*U and \*QZ1\*U. See the \*Qtermcap\*U command for more information. You can also specify a new height if you want to change both values. The -.B -w +.B \-w option tells screen to leave the display size unchanged and just set the window size, -.B -d +.B \-d vice versa. .sp .ne 3 .B windowlist -.RB [ -b ] -.RB [ -m ] -.RB [ -g ] +.RB [ \-b ] +.RB [ \-m ] +.RB [ \-g ] .br .B windowlist .B string @@ -3335,15 +3345,15 @@ Display all windows in a table for visual window selection. If screen was in a window group, screen will back out of the group and then display the windows in that group. If the -.B -b +.B \-b option is given, screen will switch to the blank window before presenting the list, so that the current window is also selectable. The -.B -m +.B \-m option changes the order of the windows, instead of sorting by window numbers screen uses its internal most-recently-used list. The -.B -g +.B \-g option will show the windows inside any groups in that level and downwards. @@ -3431,7 +3441,7 @@ Uses the message line to display a list of all the windows. Each window is listed by number with the name of process that has been started in the window (or its title); the current window is marked with a `*'; -the previous window is marked with a `-'; +the previous window is marked with a `\-'; all the windows that are \*Qlogged in\*U are marked with a `$'; a background window that has received a bell is marked with a `!'; a background window that is being monitored and has had activity occur @@ -3454,17 +3464,17 @@ Default is `on'. Without any options, the state of wrap is toggled. .sp .ne 3 .B writebuf -.RB [ -e +.RB [ \-e .IR encoding ] .RI [ filename ] .PP -Writes the contents of the paste buffer to the specified file, or the public accessible screen-exchange +Writes the contents of the paste buffer to the specified file, or the public accessible screen\-exchange file if no filename is given. This is thought of as a primitive means of communication between .I screen users on the same host. If an encoding is specified the paste buffer is recoded on the fly to match the encoding. The filename can be set with the \fIbufferfile\fP -command and defaults to \*Q/tmp/screen-exchange\*U. +command and defaults to \*Q/tmp/screen\-exchange\*U. .sp .ne 3 .BR "writelock " [ on | "off\fR|\fBauto\fR]" @@ -3578,13 +3588,13 @@ to be used efficiently as a console multiplexer with 100 or more windows. The normal window contains a shell (default, if no parameter is given) or any other system command that could be executed from a shell (e.g. .BR slogin , -etc...) +etc…) .IP \(bu If a tty (character special device) name (e.g. \*Q/dev/ttya\*U) is specified as the first parameter, then the window is directly connected to this device. -This window type is similar to \*Qscreen cu -l /dev/ttya\*U. +This window type is similar to \*Qscreen cu \-l /dev/ttya\*U. Read and write access is required on the device node, an exclusive open is attempted on the node to mark the connection line as busy. An optional parameter is allowed consisting of a comma separated list of flags @@ -3594,11 +3604,11 @@ in the notation used by stty(1): Usually 300, 1200, 9600 or 19200. This affects transmission as well as receive speed. .IP "cs8 or cs7" Specify the transmission of eight (or seven) bits per byte. -.IP "ixon or -ixon" +.IP "ixon or \-ixon" Enables (or disables) software flow-control (CTRL-S/CTRL-Q) for sending data. -.IP "ixoff or -ixoff" +.IP "ixoff or \-ixoff" Enables (or disables) software flow-control for receiving data. -.IP "istrip or -istrip" +.IP "istrip or \-istrip" Clear (or keep) the eight bit in each received byte. .PP You may want to specify as many of these options as applicable. Unspecified @@ -3723,7 +3733,7 @@ window title .IP u all other users on this window .IP w -all window numbers and names. With '-' qualifier: up to the current +all window numbers and names. With '\-' qualifier: up to the current window; with '+' qualifier: starting with the window after the current one. .IP W @@ -3743,7 +3753,7 @@ number is specified, pad to the percentage of the window's width. A '0' qualifier tells screen to treat the number as absolute position. You can specify to pad relative to the last absolute pad position by adding a '+' qualifier or to pad relative to the right margin -by using '-'. The padding truncates the string if the specified +by using '\-'. The padding truncates the string if the specified position lies before the current position. Add the 'L' qualifier to change this. .IP < @@ -3755,7 +3765,7 @@ the marked position gets moved to the specified percentage of the output area. (The area starts from the last absolute pad position and ends with the position specified by the truncation operator.) The 'L' qualifier tells screen to mark the truncated -parts with '...'. +parts with '…'. .IP { attribute/color modifier string terminated by the next \*Q}\*U .IP ` @@ -3778,7 +3788,7 @@ must be prefixed by a change type indicator if it can be confused with a color description. The following change types are known: .IP + add the specified set to the current attributes -.IP - +.IP \- remove the set from the current attributes .IP ! invert the set in the current attributes @@ -3839,7 +3849,7 @@ If you don't like this, prefix the color with a \*Q.\*U. If you want the same behavior for two-letter color descriptions, also prefix them with a \*Q.\*U. .br -As a special case, \*Q%{-}\*U restores the attributes and colors that +As a special case, \*Q%{\-}\*U restores the attributes and colors that were set before the last change was made (i.e., pops one level of the color-change stack). .PP @@ -3850,7 +3860,7 @@ set color to bright green use bold red .IP "\*Q= yd\*U" clear all attributes, write in default color on yellow background. -.IP "%-Lw%{= BW}%50>%n%f* %t%{-}%+Lw%<" +.IP "%\-Lw%{= BW}%50>%n%f* %t%{\-}%+Lw%<" The available windows centered at the current window and truncated to the available width. The current window is displayed white on blue. This can be used with \*Qhardstatus alwayslastline\*U. @@ -3981,7 +3991,7 @@ history recall commands. .PP Here's some .screenrc examples: .IP -screen -t top 2 nice top +screen \-t top 2 nice top .PP Adding this line to your .screenrc would start a nice-d version of the \*Qtop\*U command in window 2 named \*Qtop\*U rather than \*Qnice\*U. @@ -4001,7 +4011,7 @@ the typed command to look something like the following: The window status would show the name \*Qtrn\*U while the command was running, and revert to \*Qcsh\*U upon completion. .IP -bind R screen -t '% |root:' su +bind R screen \-t '% |root:' su .PP Having this command in your .screenrc would bind the key sequence \*QC-a R\*U to the \*Qsu\*U command and give it an @@ -4087,7 +4097,7 @@ for an entry named \*Qscreen.<term>\*U, where <term> is the contents of your $TERM variable. If no such entry exists, .I screen -tries \*Qscreen\*U (or \*Qscreen-w\*U if the terminal is wide +tries \*Qscreen\*U (or \*Qscreen\-w\*U if the terminal is wide (132 cols or more)). If even this entry cannot be found, \*Qvt100\*U is used as a substitute. @@ -4130,7 +4140,7 @@ by defining the variable $SCREENCAP prior to startup. When the is latter defined, its value will be copied verbatim into each window's $TERMCAP variable. This can either be the full terminal definition, or a filename where the -terminal \*Qscreen\*U (and/or \*Qscreen-w\*U) is defined. +terminal \*Qscreen\*U (and/or \*Qscreen\-w\*U) is defined. .PP Note that .I screen @@ -4282,7 +4292,7 @@ Operating System Command (Hardstatus, xterm title hack) .BR "ESC ] 83 ; cmd ^G" " (A)" Execute screen command. This only works if multi-user support is compiled into screen. The pseudo-user \*Q:window:\*U is used to -check the access control list. Use \*Qaddacl :window: -rwx #?\*U to +check the access control list. Use \*Qaddacl :window: \-rwx #?\*U to create a user with no rights and allow only the needed commands. .TP 27 .BR "Control-N" " (A)" @@ -4375,7 +4385,7 @@ same as above .B "ESC [ \fPPn\fB d" Cursor vertical position .TP 27 -.B "ESC [ \fPPs\fB ;\fP...\fB; \fPPs\fB m" +.B "ESC [ \fPPs\fB ;\fP…\fB; \fPPs\fB m" Select Graphic Rendition .TP 27 \h'\w'ESC [ 'u'Ps = None or \fB0\fP @@ -4444,8 +4454,8 @@ Foreground Default \h'\w'ESC [ Ps = 'u'\fB40\fP (A) Background Black .TP 27 -\h'\w'ESC [ Ps = 'u'\fB...\fP -... +\h'\w'ESC [ Ps = 'u'\fB…\fP +… .TP 27 \h'\w'ESC [ Ps = 'u'\fB49\fP (A) Background Default @@ -4489,10 +4499,10 @@ Scroll Scrolling Region Down .B "ESC [ \fPPn\fB ^" same as above .TP 27 -.B "ESC [ \fPPs\fB ;\fP...\fB; \fPPs\fB h" +.B "ESC [ \fPPs\fB ;\fP…\fB; \fPPs\fB h" Set Mode .TP 27 -.B "ESC [ \fPPs\fB ;\fP...\fB; \fPPs\fB l" +.B "ESC [ \fPPs\fB ;\fP…\fB; \fPPs\fB l" Reset Mode .TP 27 \h'\w'ESC [ 'u'Ps = \fB4\fP (A) @@ -4635,7 +4645,7 @@ Keypad 9 f9 stuff 9 stuff \e033Oy (A) Keypad + f+ stuff + stuff \e033Ok (A) -Keypad - f- stuff - +Keypad \- f\- stuff \- stuff \e033Om (A) Keypad * f* stuff * stuff \e033Oj (A) @@ -4827,6 +4837,7 @@ Alternate socket directory. Alternate user screenrc file. .IP SHELL Default shell program for opening windows (default \*Q/bin/sh\*U). +See also \*Qshell\*U .screenrc command. .IP STY Alternate socket name. .IP SYSSCREENRC @@ -4840,8 +4851,8 @@ Window number of a window (at creation time). .SH FILES .PD 0 -.IP .../screen-4.?.??/etc/screenrc 34 -.IP .../screen-4.?.??/etc/etcscreenrc +.IP …/screen-4.?.??/etc/screenrc 34 +.IP …/screen-4.?.??/etc/etcscreenrc Examples in the .I screen distribution package for private and global initialization files. @@ -4852,16 +4863,16 @@ initialization commands .IP $SCREENRC .IP $HOME/.screenrc Read in after /usr/local/etc/screenrc -.IP $SCREENDIR/S-<login> -.IP /local/screens/S-<login> +.IP $SCREENDIR/S\-<login> +.IP /local/screens/S\-<login> Socket directories (default) -.IP /usr/tmp/screens/S-<login> +.IP /usr/tmp/screens/S\-<login> Alternate socket directories. .IP "<socket directory>/.termcap" Written by the "termcap" output function -.IP /usr/tmp/screens/screen-exchange +.IP /usr/tmp/screens/screen\-exchange or -.IP /tmp/screen-exchange +.IP /tmp/screen\-exchange .I screen `interprocess communication buffer' .IP hardcopy.[0-9] @@ -4890,16 +4901,16 @@ Sadrul Habib Chowdhury. .SH COPYLEFT .nf Copyright (c) 2010 - Juergen Weigert (jnweiger@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de) + Juergen Weigert (jnweiger@immd4.informatik.uni\-erlangen.de) Sadrul Habib Chowdhury (sadrul@users.sourceforge.net) Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 - Juergen Weigert (jnweiger@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de) - Michael Schroeder (mlschroe@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de) + Juergen Weigert (jnweiger@immd4.informatik.uni\-erlangen.de) + Michael Schroeder (mlschroe@immd4.informatik.uni\-erlangen.de) Micah Cowan (micah@cowan.name) Sadrul Habib Chowdhury (sadrul@users.sourceforge.net) Copyright (C) 1993-2003 - Juergen Weigert (jnweiger@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de) - Michael Schroeder (mlschroe@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de) + Juergen Weigert (jnweiger@immd4.informatik.uni\-erlangen.de) + Michael Schroeder (mlschroe@immd4.informatik.uni\-erlangen.de) Copyright (C) 1987 Oliver Laumann .fi .PP @@ -4921,8 +4932,8 @@ Free Software Foundation, Inc., .SH CONTRIBUTORS .nf Ken Beal (kbeal@amber.ssd.csd.harris.com), -Rudolf Koenig (rfkoenig@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de), -Toerless Eckert (eckert@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de), +Rudolf Koenig (rfkoenig@immd4.informatik.uni\-erlangen.de), +Toerless Eckert (eckert@immd4.informatik.uni\-erlangen.de), Wayne Davison (davison@borland.com), Patrick Wolfe (pat@kai.com, kailand!pat), Bart Schaefer (schaefer@cse.ogi.edu), @@ -4963,10 +4974,10 @@ available via anonymous ftp from gnudist.gnu.org, nic.funet.fi or any other .I GNU distribution site. The home site of .I screen -is ftp.uni-erlangen.de, in the directory +is ftp.uni\-erlangen.de, in the directory pub/utilities/screen. The subdirectory `private' contains the latest beta testing release. If you want to help, send a note to -screen@uni-erlangen.de. +screen@uni\-erlangen.de. .SH BUGS .PD @@ -5011,9 +5022,9 @@ may not automatically detach (or quit) unless the device driver is configured to send a HANGUP signal. To detach a .I screen -session use the -D or -d command line option. +session use the \-D or \-d command line option. .IP \(bu -If a password is set, the command line options -d and -D still detach a +If a password is set, the command line options \-d and \-D still detach a session without asking. .IP \(bu Both \*Qbreaktype\*U and \*Qdefbreaktype\*U change the break generating @@ -5028,5 +5039,5 @@ file from which the session is booted, or have to be changed manually. A weird imagination is most useful to gain full advantage of all the features. .IP \(bu Send bug-reports, fixes, enhancements, t-shirts, money, beer & pizza to -.BR screen@uni-erlangen.de . +.BR screen@uni\-erlangen.de . |