How to configure screen



Add below lines to ~/.bashrc


  if [ "$TERM" = "screen" ]; then
    mycommand () {

      if [ "n$tname" != "n" ];then
            printf '\ek%s\e\\' "($tname)"
      else
         printf '\ek%s\e\\' "<$PWD>"
      fi
      }
 
     PROMPT_COMMAND="mycommand; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
fi

Add below lines to ~/.screenrc 

startup_message off

chdir

autodetach on

defscrollback 10000

caption always "%{= b}  %= %H"

hardstatus alwayslastline "%-Lw%{= G}%50>%n%f* %t%{-}%+Lw%<"

shelltitle "shell"

shell -$SHELL



download  linuxsty.vim from http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4369  and copy it as
~/.vimrc  and remove  all other vim related files and directory ( rm -rf ~/.vim/plugin  ; rm -rf ~/.viminfo  etc )








Most Used Commands

1) start a session

      screen -S "star"

2)  start a new tab

       ctrl +a then c

3) switch tabs

      ctrl +a  then  0...to 9 number

4) re attach to session

screen -x    // attach to a session

5) show all running sessions

screen -ls

6) kill current window

ctrl + a      then K


7) Name a tab

export tname="name of the tab"

8) copy paste

ctrl + a , then [
press Spacebar to start selection
press Spacebar to stop selection
goto another tab in screen
ctrl +a , then ]
this will paste


9) use kitty


10) in vim ,  press  :shell to goto shell and execute