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To launch screen, just run
screen
Then run all of your commands like `stata -b do filename`. When you want to "minimize" the terminal, just press **Ctrl+A** followed by the **D** key.
You can then safely log out of ssh without killing the precess that you ran.
exit
When `ssh` back into the server, you can check back on the process by running
screen -r
This will reopen the terminal that you just closed.
You can create a new tab inside of a screen by pressing **Ctrl+A** followed by the **C** key. You will then have a tab 0 and a tab 1.
You can swap between tabs by pressing **Ctrl+A** followed by **Shift+'** (actually **Shift+"**).
You can close a tab by pressing **Ctrl+D** or just running `exit`.
You can create a second screen by running
screen
you can list all open screens by running
screen -list
There are screens on:
2239.tty.host (Detached)
2044.tty.host (Detached)
22287.tty.host (Detached)
3 Sockets in /var/run/screen/S-user.
You can specify which screen you want to connect to using the name from the list.
screen -r 2044.tty.host
The pid (the number part) is also sufficient
screen -r 2044
You can close a screen using **Ctrl+D**