Setup
# On the machine which will run screen
sudo chmod u+s /usr/bin/screen
If logging in as different users (e.g. chrisroos and jamesmead)
# The 'server'
screen -S <session_name>
# No need for next 2 commands if using sample ~/.screenrc file below
ctrl-A :multiuser on
ctrl-A :acladd <client_username>
# The 'client'
screen -x <server_username>/<session_name>
If logging in as the same user (e.g. both developmentserver)
# The 'server'
screen -S <session_name>
# The 'client'
screen -x <session_name>
Here’s a sample ~/.screenrc file
shell -/bin/bash # load your .profile properly
multiuser on # allow other users to connect
acladd chrisroos,jamesmead,lukeredpath,bensales,paulbattley,louisgarman,joelgluth,jamesadam,tomlea,craigsmith
# Set encoding to UTF-8 to match the terminal
defutf8 on
# Skip the pointless startup message
startup_message off
# Call shells 'shell' in the bar at the bottom
shelltitle "shell"
# Don't say 'Wuff Wuff' every time the process beeps
bell_msg ""
# Change default scrollback value for new windows
defscrollback 10000 # default: 100
# F5/F6 to resize the current split region
bindkey -k k5 resize -1
bindkey -k k6 resize +1
# F7/F8 to move between screens
bindkey -k k7 prev
bindkey -k k8 next
# When split, show what each region is
caption splitonly "%(malformed snip inclusion: {.c}) %n%f %t"
# Show a list of window titles at the bottom of the screen
hardstatus alwayslastline "%{= r}%H %[snip 'g' cannot be found]%c %[snip '-' cannot be found]%[snip '-' cannot be found]%{=r}%?%-Lw%?%(malformed snip inclusion: {.bW})%n*%f %t%?(%u)%?%[snip '-' cannot be found]%?%+Lw%?%{=}"