Screen - terminal multiplexer cheat sheet
The following is a short list of the most common keybindings for the screen terminal multiplexer.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| C-a ? | Get the screen help, and shows some keybindings |
| C-a c | Create a new window |
| C-a n | Switch to the next window |
| C-a p or Ctrl-a - | Switch to the previous window |
| C-a 0 to C-a 9 | Switch to window number 0-9 |
| C-a C-a | Toggle between the current and last window |
| C-a A | Rename the current window |
| C-a w or C-a " | Show a list of windows |
| C-a <Space> | Switch to the next region |
| C-a <Backspace> | Switch to the previous region |
| C-a <Tab> | Move to the next region |
| C-a S | Split display horizontally |
| C-a | or C-a V | Split display vertically |
| C-a Q | Close all regions except the current one |
| C-a X | Close the current region |
| C-a \ | Close current session |
| C-a :resize | Resize region |
| C-a :fit | Resize window to fit the terminal size |
| C-a :layout save <name> | Save current layout as <name> |
| C-a :layout load <name> | Load layout named <name> |
| C-a :layout next | Load next layout |
| C-a :layout prev | Load previous layout |
| C-a :layout title <title> | Set the title of the current layout |
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