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Asked Dec 02 '20 at 01:55

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I ssh into an ubuntu machine from a MAC. I have some screens running on the ubuntu machine. I attach to a screen using screen -r <name of screen> command. How do I look at the output of previous commands I have run on the screen? For example, when I use the scroll bar, I do not see the previous output.

Following are what I have tried so far -

Cmd + A, :scrollback 1000
Cmd + A, ESC, Up Arrow

Created ~/.screenrc file and added

shell "/usr/bin/bash"
termcapinfo xterm* ti@:te@

Cmd + A, Cmd + F to search for previous outputs. This worked but it only searched in text that was on the screen. I need to search for previous text that is not visible on the screen.

asked Dec 02 '20 at 01:55

testxyz

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Does this answer your question? Scroll inside Screen, or Pause Output – Pixelated Fish Dec 02 '20 at 02:25
It's not Cmd you should be using, but Ctrl – Chris Davies Dec 04 '20 at 16:44
@roaima I am on a MAC connecting to a remote ubuntu server. That is why I am using CMD. – testxyz Dec 04 '20 at 20:39
I've just rechecked. Standard Mac Terminal and then ssh remoteSystem and then attaching with screen -r. It's definitely not Cmd that you should be using, but the standard screen keys. So [Ctrl A] [Esc] and then ↑ (up), ↓ (down), / (search), etc. – Chris Davies Dec 04 '20 at 21:17

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