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How can I start multiple screen sessions automatically?

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Mar 15, 202644672 views
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Problem

I'm trying to build a command that launches , creates four sessions with different names, and run four different commands. I know how to do this manually: Can I do this with a bash script or something? How would I do so?

Error Output

1. screen
2. ./command1 args
3. CTRL-A :sessionname Session 1
4. CTRL-A C
5. (GOTO 2)

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To start multiple sessions automatically, set up a file, a config file for screen. In it, you can create sessions, start programs, change the working dir etc. I use it to initialise my screen session. Simple exampe for a .screenrc file: The commands…

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