Cannot detach screen session

linux gnu-screen
Eduardo picture Eduardo · Feb 10, 2009 · Viewed 26.5k times · Source

I am very new to screen and I have hit C-Something instead of C-a. Now I cannot detach or do any other commands. What can I do to detatch my screen session?

Answer

Aram Verstegen picture Aram Verstegen · Feb 10, 2009

If all else fails, login from another terminal and type: screen -raAdx. This will reattach your screen as shared and allow you to detach it.

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