How to get into screen session? [closed]

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I've started several sessions in screen. Now I want to get into one of them. I've read manual about screen and since that I could see screen sessions list via

screen -list

So, now I know what session I want to get into, because I know its creation time and the above command showed me a list of sessions with their creation times.

Can one tell me how can I get into specific screen session to see its output and to send it commands?

Answer 1

Reattach to the session:

screen -r <session_id>

Example:

1. Create a session, give it a nice name:

   user:~$ screen -S nananananana_batman
   

2. Close the terminal (detach).

3. List the active sessions:

   user:~$ screen -list
   
   There is a screen on:
       3151.nananananana_batman    (10/23/2013 05:34:02 PM)    (Detached)
   1 Socket in /var/run/screen/S-user.
   

4. Reattach back to our session:

   user:~$ screen -S nananananana_batman
   

Answer 2

Try out screen -x, i use it often when there is only one screen session.

It can also be used to attach a session where you forgot to detach/lost connection etc.

screen -R will try to attach the youngest session.