Comments on: Getting Started with Linux Screen Command [20 Useful Examples]

By: adi

adi — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:37:51 +0000

Setting the correct timezone on an Ubuntu Server ensures accurate timekeeping for logs, scheduled tasks (cron jobs), and system updates. This is especially important for servers running in different geographical regions or used in distributed environments.

By: Harry Slaughter

Harry Slaughter — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:25:43 +0000

Much appreciated. I’m a huge fan of screen, but working with it is sometimes challenging :)

By: JohnK

JohnK — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 19:43:28 +0000

Jeezus, I may be many years late but THANK YOU for this wonderful article. So succinct and verbose I love it! You are a genius~!

By: James

James — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 06:17:07 +0000

This guide was really useful and easy to follow.

By: Paul Größel

Paul Größel — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:19:28 +0000

Another useful command is: “screen -S NAME -d -m COMMAND“.

This starts a detached session named “NAME” and runs the command “COMMAND” inside.

You then can later reattach and see what “COMMAND” is doing with “screen -r NAME”