[Newlug] screen command

[Jeffery L. JT Vogt]

>Is it possible to ssh into a server, run a command, then later on go to the 
>server itself and attach the pid of the remote session to a local terminal 
>window?  I thought it was possible to do this using the screen command, but 
>I'm having trouble with it.

screen -r

        -r [pid.tty.host]
            resumes  a detached screen session.  No other options
            (except "-d -r" or "-D -r") may be specified,  though
            an optional prefix of [pid.]tty.host may be needed to
            distinguish between  multiple  detached  screen  sess-
            ions. 

Actually, you want to "transport" the session from one screen to
another, so you want -D -r:

        -d|-D [pid.tty.host]
            does not start screen,  but  detaches  the  elsewhere
            running  screen  session.  It  has the same effect as
            typing "C-a d" from screen's controlling terminal. -D
            is  the  equivalent  to  the power detach key.  If no
            session can be detached, this option is ignored.  The
            combination "screen -D -r" can be used to `transport'
            the elsewhere running session to  this  terminal  and
            logout  there.   Note:  It is a good idea to have the
            status of your sessions checked by means  of  "screen
            -list".


-JT
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