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--- docs:tips_n_tricks:screen.html [06.02.2012 15:22 CET] – peter
+++ docs:tips_n_tricks:screen.html [16.03.2024 00:38 CET] (current) – [Logging and reading logs] peter
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 Actually, I consider this trick dirty and hence both solutions.
+===== Have a separate history for each screen window =====
+Put this in your ''.profile'', ''.bashrc'', ''.zshenv'' or whatever shell your're using:
+  [ -n "$WINDOW" ] && HISTFILE="${HISTFILE:-~/.screen_history}.${WINDOW}"
 ===== sample .screenrc file =====
-  #remove some stupid / dangerous key bindings
+<code screen .screenrc>
-  bind ^k
+#remove some stupid / dangerous key bindings
-  bind ^\
+bind ^k
-  bind k
+bind ^\
-  # # don't lock screen accidently - use if you don't know the accounts password (e.g. when access is managed by ssh keys)
+bind k
-  # bind x
+# # don't lock screen accidently - use if you don't know the accounts
-  # bind ^x
+# # password (e.g. when access is managed by ssh keys)
-  startup_message off
+# bind x
-  vbell on
+# bind ^x
-  vbell_msg " Klingeling! "
+startup_message off
-  bindkey -k kb stuff ^?
+vbell on
-  defscrollback 500
+vbell_msg " Klingeling! "
+bindkey -k kb stuff ^?
-  caption always
+# Enable cycling backward throug regions in Putty by C-a,Shift+TAB
-  # # show window title and optional
+bindkey -t "^A^[[Z" focus prev
-  # # hardware status line text
+# Make C-a C-a work smooth again
-  # caption string "%?%F%{.c.}%?%3n %t%? [%h]%?"
+bindkey -t "^A^A" other
-  # windowlist string  "%3n %t %?[%h]%?"
+defscrollback 500
-  # show window title if set,
-  # else hardware status line text
+# make $HOME the base for all relative paths
-  windowlist string "%3n %?[%h]%:%t%?"
+chdir
-  # show clock in caption line
-  caption    string "%?%F%{.c.}%?%3n%? [%h]%: %t%?%=| %c:%s "
+caption always
+# # show window title and optional
-  hardstatus on
+# # hardware status line text
-  hardstatus alwayslastline
+# caption string "%?%F%{.c.}%?%3n %t%? [%h]%?"
-  msgminwait 0
+# # show window title if set, else hardware status line text
+# windowlist string "%3n %?[%h]%:%t%?"
+# windowlist title "Num Name|HW Status"
+# # show window title and hardware status line text if set
+# windowlist string "%3n %t %?[%h]%?"
+# windowlist title "Num Name [HW Status]"
+# # Use approximately original windowlist string appended by hardware statusline if set
+windowlist string "%3n %t%=%?[%h]    %:%?%f "
+windowlist title "Num Name%=[HW Status] Flags"
+# # show clock in caption line
+# caption    string "%?%F%{.b.}%H: %?%3n%? [%h]%: %t%?%=| %c:%s "
+# Higlight active window, show hold and escape-key state
+caption    string "%?%F%{.bw}%?%H: %3n%?%E %{.rw}~a~%{-}%?%?%P %{.wb}~HOLD~%{-}%?%? [%h]%: %t%?%-11=| %c:%s "
+hardstatus on
+hardstatus alwayslastline
+msgminwait 0
+logfile .screenlog/screen.%S.%n.%Y-%m-%d.%0c.log
+zombie xr onerror
+# If you're using bash (won't hurt otherwise)
+setenv PROMPT_COMMAND 'screen -p "$WINDOW" -X title "$PWD"'
+</code>
+===== Logging and reading logs =====
+<code screenrc .screenrc>
+:
+chdir
+logfile screenlog/screen.%S.%n.%Y-%m-%d.%0c.log
+:
+</code>
+  col < ~/screenlog/screen.pts-0.www.14.2021-09-06.09:28.log | less
+__References__:
+  * [[https://superuser.com/questions/236930/how-to-clean-up-output-of-linux-script-command|How to clean up output of linux 'script' command]]
+===== Starting root shell in new screen with non-default shell =====
+  screen -t root sudo ZDOTDIR=$HOME -i /bin/zsh -
+  screen -t root sudo su - -c "ZDOTDIR=$HOME exec zsh"