GNU screen auto re-size with screen -x

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Is there a way to auto re-size screen windows, along with screen -x option? I know we can do this by using the screen fit command, once the shared screen session is open, but is there a way to do this automatically? (just like with screen -r -d, the window is re-sized automatically). I am trying to open a shared screen session automatically, when a new ssh session is opened (by using the screen -x command in .bash_profile), this works; but the window is not re sized. Any suggestions would help.

score 34 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 03 '14 at 17:15

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From http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html

C-a F (fit) Resize the window to the current region size. See Window Size.

Note this is a capital F, so for me, it's ctrl+a shift+f

answered Jul 03 '14 at 17:15

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This is manual, but still better than nothing alright. – user202729 Jun 20 '22 at 04:34

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 25 '13 at 07:43

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I haven't tried it myself, but looking at http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html I'd suggest starting screen with the option -A.

answered Jul 25 '13 at 07:43

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Nope, doesn't work. – user202729 Jun 20 '22 at 04:34

GNU screen auto re-size with screen -x

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