How to get into screen session?

Question

I've started several sessions in screen. Now I want to get into one of them. I've read manual about screen and since that I could see screen sessions list via

screen -list

So, now I know what session I want to get into, because I know its creation time and the above command showed me a list of sessions with their creation times.

Can one tell me how can I get into specific screen session to see its output and to send it commands?

Andrejs Cainikovs · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-23T18:26:10.007

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Reattach to the session:

screen -r <session_id>

Example:

Create a session, give it a nice name:
```
user:~$ screen -S nananananana_batman
```
Close the terminal (detach).

List the active sessions:

user:~$ screen -list

There is a screen on:
    3151.nananananana_batman    (10/23/2013 05:34:02 PM)    (Detached)
1 Socket in /var/run/screen/S-user.

Reattach back to our session:
```
user:~$ screen -S nananananana_batman
```

edited Oct 23 '13 at 18:26

answered Oct 23 '13 at 15:33

Andrejs Cainikovs

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So, getting into the session is just reattaching to it? – sbeliakov Oct 23 '13 at 15:35
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If the screen is attached to a terminal somewhere, you might need to detach it (`-d`) first. – choroba Oct 23 '13 at 15:35
And how can I know session's id? – sbeliakov Oct 23 '13 at 15:37
Unfortunatelly session is already created and it doesn't have a name – sbeliakov Oct 23 '13 at 15:40
Use the ID of the session, not it's name. – Andrejs Cainikovs Oct 23 '13 at 15:41
I made it! Session's id is something written after digits and dot before next dot. If screen -list showed 4234.bla-bla.smthng then bla-bla is sessions id. Thanks! – sbeliakov Oct 23 '13 at 15:44

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 23 '13 at 15:55

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Try out screen -x, i use it often when there is only one screen session.

It can also be used to attach a session where you forgot to detach/lost connection etc.

screen -R will try to attach the youngest session.

answered Oct 23 '13 at 15:55

trashcollector

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