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====== Some useful information about Screen ======

Screen is a feature that allows you to reconnect to the terminal and continue where you have left off in an event of a power outage or network connection being lost. It is also useful in managing multiple instances.

[[http://www.rackaid.com/blog/linux-screen-tutorial-and-how-to/|Rackaid]]

Here are some useful commands and options for screen

=== How to start Screen ===
<code>
screen
</code>

=== To detach a screen ===
<code>