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 == Getting Started ==
 
 
 == Getting Started ==
 

-1.  Pick a machine to run your screen session on.  If you don't know of any options, linux.mit.edu (Linerva) is a good choice.
-2.  ssh to that machine.
-3.  run {{{screen}}}
-4.  Do stuff.
+ 1.  Pick a machine to run your screen session on.  If you don't know of any options, linux.mit.edu (Linerva) is a good choice.
+ 2.  ssh to that machine.
+ 3.  run {{{screen}}}
+ 4.  Do stuff.

 
 To detach, type "C-a d".  To reattach, type {{{screen -dr}}}
 
 If you close your ssh connection without detaching, or lose your network connection.
 
 
 To detach, type "C-a d".  To reattach, type {{{screen -dr}}}
 
 If you close your ssh connection without detaching, or lose your network connection.
 

-1.  run {{{screen -dr}}}
-2.  Do stuff.
+ 1.  run {{{screen -dr}}}
+ 2.  Do stuff.
+
+The {{{-dr}}} means "find my screen session, detach it from wherever it's attached if it's attached, and reattach it here."

 
 Once you're comfortable with this, hit "C-a C-c".  This creates what screen calls a new "window"; it should give you a new shell prompt,
 and you can do stuff at it.  If you want to switch back to the old "window", hit "C-a C-a".   You can create as many "windows" as you want;  you can
 switch to the first 10 of them with "C-a 0" through "C-a 9" and see a list of what's open with "C-a w".
 
 
 Once you're comfortable with this, hit "C-a C-c".  This creates what screen calls a new "window"; it should give you a new shell prompt,
 and you can do stuff at it.  If you want to switch back to the old "window", hit "C-a C-a".   You can create as many "windows" as you want;  you can
 switch to the first 10 of them with "C-a 0" through "C-a 9" and see a list of what's open with "C-a w".
 

+A useful shorthand: {{{screen -dR}}} is like {{{screen -dr}}} except it adds a "if I don't already have a session, create one" step.

 
 

+You can uses {{{screen -x}}} to attach a screen session