You could also try
http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/01/screen-window-manager-for-console.html

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:27:12 +0530, Peter Garrett
<peter.garrett@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:23:24 +0800
> "Senectus ." <senectus@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any links to a site with Tips and methods for using
>> the app called "screen"
>
> just afew hits for " gnu screen home " on google:
>
> http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/34
> http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/3/9/16838/14935
> http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
>>
>> I've been searching for some time and keep getting lost of false
>> positives due to the common name of the app (you try searching for
>> "screen tips" or "screen howto" etc :-P )
>
> The trick is to search for "GNU screen " - I remember having the same
> trouble until I used the "GNU" part!
>>
>> As I understand it I should be able to use screen to ssh into a remote
>> site start a process then drop off the net and be able to reconnect
>> to that same still running session when I log back on again.. is that
>> right?
>
> Correct - among many other things. You just "detach" the session before
> logging out, then "reattach" when you log in again later. The man page
> for
> GNU screen is actually the size of a small book ;-) I gave up on about
> page 40 .... *grin*
>
> Hope this helps, and all that -
>
> Peter
>



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