Unable to search effectively in Screen
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20-08-2019 - |
Question
I know that you should be able to search in Screen by
C-a /
or
C-a ?
or
C-a s
or
C-a r
However, none of the commands work for me. I have the following .screenrc.
My .screenrc
markkeys h=d:j=h:k=t:l=n
# to change the escape key from ^Aa to
# NB ^n to move btw Screens
escape ^Tt
# I want to use Vim's navigation keys
bind h focus down
bind t focus up
### Keybindings# {{{
# to disable xoff
bind s
# remove some key bindings
bind W
#bind ^\
#bind \\
bind ^h
# same as C-a "
bind 'W' windowlist
How can you search effectively in Screen, such that you get all matches colored?
Solution
You have to enter copy mode first (by pressing C-a [
). In copy mode, press /
to search forward (and then type what to search for, then press Enter), or ?
to search backward. Press Enter twice to exit copy mode.
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