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followed by the id listed above of the screen you want to reattach to. | followed by the id listed above of the screen you want to reattach to. | ||
=== Start and stop signals === | |||
Quite often it happens someone may end up using the stop signal command in screen by mistake. This command is: | |||
ctrl-a s | |||
and you should probably avoid using it! But as the s key is beside the a key, people will occasionally run this command by accident without knowing it. As this is a stop signal, it has the unfortunate side effect of freezing up your window :( Worry not however, for to fix it, all you need to do is use the start signal again to bring it back from the dead: | |||
ctrl-a q | |||
This should have you back in action very shortly. However, if your screen is frozen and you can't figure out why, try asking a member of [[Helpdesk]] and they should know the answer :) | |||
=== Killing screen === | === Killing screen === | ||
Often enough new members (and even people like goldfish) will make mistakes with screen. To kill screen altogether and start over, use: | Often enough new members (and sometimes even experienced people like goldfish) will make mistakes with screen that they can't fix. To kill screen altogether and start over, use: | ||
ctrl-a \ | ctrl-a \ | ||
Or if you just want to kill a single window in screen, use: | Or, if you just want to kill a single window in screen, use: | ||
ctrl-a k | ctrl-a k | ||
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===More commands=== | ===More commands=== | ||
If you'd like to learn more about the program, a long list of screen commands can be found here: http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/linux/cmd/cmd.csp?path=s/screen | |||
[[Category:Humour]] | [[Category:Humour]] | ||
[[Category:Helpdesk]] | [[Category:Helpdesk]] | ||