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=== Keyboard-driven copy-paste ===


=== Copy buffer to clipboard ===
You can do keyboard-driven copy-paste from terminal buffer using screen!
I should probably prefer an improved set of keys to navigate the screen and copy parts of it...


But for the moment:
I'm still perfecting it - PLEASE KEEP GOING!


        https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16111548/how-to-copy-the-gnu-screen-copy-buffer-to-clipboard
* Ctrl-A-esc to get into buffer navigation mode
        1) use screen
* space to mark the start of the copy buffer (non-column)
        2) set this in your "screen .rc file":
* space to mark the end of the copy buffer
            bindkey -m ' ' eval 'stuff \040' 'writebuf' 'exec sh -c "/usr/bin/pbcopy < /tmp/screen-exchange"'
* then you can use Ctrl-A-] to paste - wait, wut?  useless... what about X buffer?
** add this to "your screen .rc file" to send buffer to X clipboard too! See [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16111548/how-to-copy-the-gnu-screen-copy-buffer-to-clipboard this SO.]
bindkey -m ' ' eval 'stuff \040' 'writebuf' 'exec sh -c "/usr/bin/pbcopy < /tmp/screen-exchange"'
 
 
=== Always use screen when ssh'ing ===
Best to accomplish this with a script.
This will also allow us to provide host-specific background graphics and profile colors, sweeeeet!
    mah-haus-provided ssh commands!
        mh bitpost {screenname}
            save term background/profile
            change term background/profile - with host pic in upper right!!
            use this script to ssh bitpost:
                https://stackoverflow.com/a/1075956/717274
                also:
                    On my Ubuntu system (10.4) I had to modify the regular expression to account for the date/time info it prints next to each session.
                    if(/^\s*(\d+)\.(\S+)\s+(([^)]*))\s+(([^)‌​]*))/) { ($num, $tag, $status) = ($1, $2, $4); –
                or:
                    ssh -t user@some.domain.com /usr/bin/screen -xRR
                    -t is needed to force terminal creation (even tho sending a command)
                    -x
                    -R restore existing or create if none
                    # see MY screen settings with at to see what i really want
                better to let screen do the ssh?
                  screen -S 1-9 -p 0 -X screen -t Remote ssh 19
            reset term background/profile
 
=== Screen Session ===
I always use screen session names, and show them if set in PS1 (see .bashrc_ui).
 
Then using this will create the session if needed or connect if exists.  Perfect.
 
#!/bin/bash
# -R will simply reattach if found, otherwise run as if a new request.
screen -d -R -S #sessionname# #optionalcommand#

Latest revision as of 14:28, 28 February 2018

Keyboard-driven copy-paste

You can do keyboard-driven copy-paste from terminal buffer using screen!

I'm still perfecting it - PLEASE KEEP GOING!

  • Ctrl-A-esc to get into buffer navigation mode
  • space to mark the start of the copy buffer (non-column)
  • space to mark the end of the copy buffer
  • then you can use Ctrl-A-] to paste - wait, wut? useless... what about X buffer?
    • add this to "your screen .rc file" to send buffer to X clipboard too! See this SO.
bindkey -m ' ' eval 'stuff \040' 'writebuf' 'exec sh -c "/usr/bin/pbcopy < /tmp/screen-exchange"'


Always use screen when ssh'ing

Best to accomplish this with a script. This will also allow us to provide host-specific background graphics and profile colors, sweeeeet!

   mah-haus-provided ssh commands!
       mh bitpost {screenname}
           save term background/profile
           change term background/profile - with host pic in upper right!!
           use this script to ssh bitpost:
               https://stackoverflow.com/a/1075956/717274
               also:
                   On my Ubuntu system (10.4) I had to modify the regular expression to account for the date/time info it prints next to each session.
                   if(/^\s*(\d+)\.(\S+)\s+(([^)]*))\s+(([^)‌​]*))/) { ($num, $tag, $status) = ($1, $2, $4); –
               or:
                   ssh -t user@some.domain.com /usr/bin/screen -xRR
                   -t is needed to force terminal creation (even tho sending a command)
                   -x
                   -R restore existing or create if none
                   # see MY screen settings with at to see what i really want

               better to let screen do the ssh?
                  screen -S 1-9 -p 0 -X screen -t Remote ssh 19

           reset term background/profile

Screen Session

I always use screen session names, and show them if set in PS1 (see .bashrc_ui).

Then using this will create the session if needed or connect if exists. Perfect.

#!/bin/bash
# -R will simply reattach if found, otherwise run as if a new request.
screen -d -R -S #sessionname# #optionalcommand#