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Rename screen session
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Mar 15, 2026163652 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Problem
Is it possible to change the name of a GNU screen session? Say I called started it with "screen -S foo" and I want to rename it to bar.
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Fix for: Rename screen session
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Summary Details This is, Attach to the session in question. Press Ctrl+A. Type – yes, the first colon is needed there, no extra spaces. Type Enter. Example Renaming without attaching Screen's switch lets you rename a session without attaching it. Alternatively, you can specifically target a screen session by its existing name or id (useful if there are already multiple sessions):
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