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-There is no such thing as screen. Go away.
+== Basics ==
+=== Opening ===
+  screen
+This will open a new screen session
+=== Creating windows ===
+When you start screen, it presents you with one default window.
+ ctrl + a + c
+This keybinding will open a new window (window 2) inside screen.
+=== Switching windows===
+If you have more than one window open, you can switch between them using.
+ ctrl + a + a
+or using
+ ctrl + a + window_number
+or using
+ ctrl + a + n
+ ctrl + a + p
+to go forward, or back.
+=== Detaching screen ===
+The beauty of screen is that it can remain running when you are logged out, therefor allowing you to run time consuming processes in the background.
+Dettach using
+ ctrl + a + d
+=== Reattaching screen ===
+To reattach an allready detached screen, use.
+ screen -d -r
+The -d will dettach any "attached" screens and -r will reattach your screen.
+Note that if you have more than one screen session available, you will need to specify the screen id you wish to open.
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