GNU Screen and Bash shortcuts

keysorsoze · 09-17-2007, 11:51 PM

Hello I was wondering if a GNU screen could please enlighten me on how to use bash shortcuts within GNU screen and if it even possible. Commands such as ctrl+a invoke the screen commands rather than performing bash shortcuts. I would like to use my bash shortcuts in conjunction with screen because that would be the killer solution.

Thanks

juergen · 09-18-2007, 02:02 PM

Code:

ctrl+a a

sends a ctrl+a to the current terminal.

You can also change the command character to something that isn't ctrl+a by invoking screen with the -e switch.
For example,

Code:

screen -e '^Ma'

would set the command character to ctrl+m, with

Code:

ctrl+m a

being used to send a literal ctrl+m to the terminal.

keysorsoze · 09-18-2007, 06:45 PM

Thanks for the reply juergen, ctr+a a works for me.