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GNU Screen: Can't stuff commands unless the screen is attached?

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Problem

I have the following script unless I attach the screen first it seems the affects of stuff won't do anything? Why is this and how can I modify this script so I don't need to attach the screen?

Error Output

screen -d -m -S $1                #start screen minimized
screen -S $1 -X stuff "$beast     
"                                 #stuff commands

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Fix for: GNU Screen: Can't stuff commands unless the screen is attached?

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When you start a Screen session in detached mode ( ), no window is selected, so input later sent with is just lost. You need to explicitly specify that you want to send the keystrokes to window 0 ( ). This is a good idea anyway, in case you happen t…

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