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Caterina
Caterina

Reputation: 987

Difference between screen flags -r and -x

What exactly is the difference between screen -x and screen -r. I know they're both for reattaching to the screen, but not sure I grasp when to use one or the other.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 263

Answers (1)

choroba
choroba

Reputation: 241978

-r attaches a detached session, while -x attaches an attached session without detaching it, so it runs in both the places at the same time. Another useful option combination is -d -r which detaches a session if needed first and then reattaches it.

Upvotes: 2

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