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Description:
Terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: terminal multiplexer productivity remote-work cli

Install: brew install screen

About:
GNU Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes. It allows users to create multiple virtual terminals within a single terminal window and detach from sessions, keeping processes running in the background. This ensures work persists even if the connection drops, making it invaluable for remote server management.

Key Features:

Session persistence and detachment
Multiple window and panel management
VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
Session sharing for collaborative work
Customizable via .screenrc

Use Cases:

Managing long-running processes on remote servers
Maintaining persistent development sessions over SSH
Collaborative terminal sharing between team members
Organizing multiple terminal tasks in one session

Alternatives:

tmux – More modern with active development and advanced features
nohup – Simpler but only handles backgrounding, not window management

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 9:55pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	a3d5a88d
Aug 30, 2024 9:23pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	c89d17cf