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Gnu Screen: Execute command on attach

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Mar 15, 20262393 views
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Is there a way to have GNU Screen detect when it is being attached and to execute a shell script that I have whenever it is attached? The reason for this is that I want to keep my display variables correct for X11 forwarding, but I need to detect when screen reattached to a different computer to tr…

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You can run to change the environment of the process before attaching. This won't affect existing windows. You can perhaps configure your shell to check for an updated (and any other relevant variable such as ) each time they show a prompt. (This me…

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