On 9/12/05, Jeff Rasmussen <jeff.rasmussen at gmail.com> wrote: > Does it make sense to start screen at automatically at login? I was really > impressed when I used screen only to find myself forgetting to start it > until it was too late. I feel your pain :-) I've tried, on several occasions, to get screen to run correctly from my .bash_profile, but haven't had any luck. The best tip I've found is to start your ssh session like this: $ ssh user at host -t screen -RD That'll re-attach if there's a detached screen session, and will create a new one of none exist. I found that tip here: http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Using_screen That page, by the way, is one of the best introductions to screen that I've found. Yes, it's in the gentoo wiki, but it's applicable to any distro. -Erik