Fedora Server 21 - Screen not clearing on exit.

Aero Maxx aero.maxx.d at gmail.com
Wed Oct 7 05:45:02 UTC 2015


On 06/10/2015 22:07, Rick Stevens wrote:
> On 10/06/2015 01:29 PM, Aero Maxx wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I use the screen tool quite a lot for running processes that I need to
>> complete but aren't able to be connected to the box for the length of
>> time it takes for it to complete.
>>
>> I've noticed the last few months, (cant remember how long exactly but
>> its been less than a year i'd say) that when I either create a screen or
>> resume an existing screen, when either of these are exitted the output
>> is still displayed within the window that I went to when I detacted from
>> the screen.
>>
>> I cant recall anything that I may have done to stop the screen from
>> clearing when I detacted from them.
>>
>> I was just wondering if anyone was able to shed any light on why it
>> might be doing this.
>
> Are you starting screen, then issuing the command inside the screen
> session or are you doing "screen somecommand" and then detaching once
> the command has started?
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I am starting the screen, then typing in the command inside the screen 
session, then I wait a bit to check its running as intended then detach 
from the screen afterwards.

I didn't know I could do "screen somecommand" and then detach.

Thanks,
Daniel.


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