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The ability to detach and re-attach to screen has been there since day one... that's probably one of the largest reasons most people use it. Terminal software
by dedward 12y ago
The ability to detach and re-attach to screen has been there since day one... that's probably one of the largest reasons most people use it. Terminal software these days can handle multiple sessions just fine - the benefit is being able to detach and re-attach.
Multiple terminals in one session was more critical back when we were using dumb terminals and whatnot - where you couldn't multiplex locally.
- colomon 12y agoJust so it's clear, I meant specifically the '.bashrc runs "screen -DR"' part, ie automatically going back into the screen rather than needing to explicitly run screen -DR like I used to. (I don't seem to be able to edit my original comment at the moment.)
- slavik81 12y agoThat's not something screen-specific. You can put whatever you want into .bashrc and it will be automatically run each time you open a new shell. pseudonym just suggested you could use it to automatically run a screen command.