<p>Use the screen utility in your Secure Shell (SSH) session to keep processes running even after you disconnect from the server. This tool is particularly useful for long-running tasks, as it allows them to continue running in the background without interruption if your SSH session ends.</p>

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<h2>Common SSH Screen Commands</h2>

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			<td>screen</td>
			<td>to start a screen session</td>
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			<td>screen -ls</td>
			<td>to list existing screen sessions with their ids</td>
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			<td>screen -R (screenid)</td>
			<td>to enter that particular screen session</td>
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			<td>Ctrl + a + d</td>
			<td>detach from the screen session (alternatively you can type the exit command in the session itself)</td>
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			<td>Ctrl + d</td>
			<td>end screen session</td>
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			<td>Ctrl + a + H</td>
			<td>creates a running log of the session, to capture the process</td>
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			<td>Ctrl + a + x</td>
			<td>locking your screen session with a password</td>
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			<td>Ctrl + a + M</td>
			<td>monitor for activity</td>
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			<td>Ctrl + a + _</td>
			<td>monitor for inactivity</td>
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screen	to start a screen session
screen -ls	to list existing screen sessions with their ids
screen -R (screenid)	to enter that particular screen session
Ctrl + a + d	detach from the screen session (alternatively you can type the exit command in the session itself)
Ctrl + d	end screen session
Ctrl + a + H	creates a running log of the session, to capture the process
Ctrl + a + x	locking your screen session with a password
Ctrl + a + M	monitor for activity
Ctrl + a + _	monitor for inactivity

SSH screen commands

Common SSH Screen Commands