9 examples for screen

  # Detach from screen
+, +

# Connect to named screen (creates session if it doesn't exist)
screen -R SomeScreen

# Reconnect to existing screen session
screen -r SomeScreen
        

  # list all screen sessions for current user
screen -ls

# list all screen sessions on current host
ls -laR /var/run/screen/
        

  # quit a screen session
screen -X -S screenName quit
        

  # Attaches to an already attached session
screen -d -r sessionIdOrName
        

  # Execute command in background screen
screen -d -m top

# Show running screen session
screen -ls

# Output like: 
#  There is a screen on:
#	13472..

# Then connect to this screen session to see top is running
screen -r 13472
        

  # Connect to any active screen, even if it already has connections from other terminals.
# This is useful if you forgot to detach from screen on a different computer. Everything is simply mirrored.  
screen -x
        

  # Connect to a USB-to-Serial adapter for embedded systems (e.g. Raspberry Pi, Beagleboard, ...):
# (check the name of your chipset via "ls /dev/tty*" before and after attaching cable)
screen /dev/tty.usbserial 115200
        

  # Allow scrolling (enter copy mode)
+, 

# Exit scrolling/copy mode

        

  # Start a new screen session
screen