$Id: README.Debian,v 1.5 2002/03/20 22:19:41 laz Exp $

Screen Information
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See the copyright file for information about where to get screen, licensing,
and other assorted information.


Debian Modifications
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  * added Debian package maintenance files
  * Use /var/run/screen instead of /tmp/screens
  * Make it set-gid "utmp" instead of setuid root


Debian Screen Q&A
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Q: Screen sets my xterm titlebar. I don't like this, how do I make it stop?

A: The titlebar setting is set in the /etc/screenrc by telling screen that some
   of the GUI terminals have a hardstatus line and that it can be set by
   sending the xterm escape sequences that set the title/icon.

   # Set the hardstatus prop on gui terms to set the titlebar/icon title
   termcapinfo xterm*|rxvt*|kterm*|Eterm* hs:ts=\E]0;:fs=\007:ds=\E]0;\007

   You can override this on a system wide basis by commenting out this line in
   the /etc/screenrc or you can override it in your personal screenrc by adding
   the following line:

   termcapinfo xterm*|rxvt*|kterm*|Eterm* hs@


Q: Why do I get #!$@#$@!% trailing spaces when I cut and paste from mutt
   running within screen?
Q: Why does the statusbar in my irc client extend to the end of the screen
   in xterm but not in screen?

A: This has to do with handling of the bce terminal attribute, or lack
   thereof by default in screen. You can enable bce on a per-user by adding the
   following to your .screenrc:

   defbce on
   term screen-bce

   NOTE: if you do this your TERM will be screen-bce. When you login to
         other machines they may not have a screen-bce terminal type, so you
         will see errors. To fix this you must put the terminfo for screen-bce
         on that remote machine. The screen terminfo is found in
         /usr/share/doc/screen/terminfo/screeninfo.src and you can compile it
         on the remote machine using tic(1).