FG

gnu screen: reordering windows like browser drag+drop tab reordering

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 20264787 views
Confidence Score0%
0%

Problem

I have 20 windows open in my screen session, and I would like to reorder the right-most window 20 to say, just between positions 9 and 10 like this: How can I do that in a single or few command/s?

Error Output

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9      10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
                                                   ...V
                                     …

Unverified for your environment

Select your OS to check compatibility.

1 Fix

Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification

Fix for: gnu screen: reordering windows like browser drag+drop tab reordering

Low Risk

The best I know of, is to re-number all your windows, like this: where C = ctrl, and X is the number your want for this window. In your case, this means that you need to move 20 -> 10, and 10 -> 20. Use a more complicated approach if you prefer. Fro…

Awaiting Verification

Be the first to verify this fix

Sign in to verify this fix

Environment