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When I realized that a) `screen` exists and b) what it does, I felt like an utter fool for having gone for years—YEARS—without benefiting from it.
by TMWNN 1y ago
When I realized that a) `screen` exists and b) what it does, I felt like an utter fool for having gone for years—YEARS—without benefiting from it.
- lpa22 1y agoCan you please elaborate here?
- cturner 1y agoIt is a terminal multiplexer. You will be able to find youtube videos. The gp is talking about a tool called gnu screen. If you need a more distinct token to search on try “tmux”.
- dredmorbius 1y agoOn which, see: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44787374 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44787374>
- sureglymop 1y agoPretty sure they mean GNU screen, a terminal multiplexer. Similar in functionality to tmux or zellj (a newer alternative) if you have heard of those.
- gaws 1y agoWait until you discover tmux[1]. [1]: https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki