# screen

> Hold a session open on a remote server. Manage multiple windows with a single SSH connection.

- Start a new screen session

`screen`

- Start a new named screen session

`screen -S {{name}}`

- Show open screen sessions

`screen -ls`

- Reattach to an open screen

`screen -r {{screen id}}`

- Detach from inside a screen

`ctrl+A D`

- Kill a detached screen

`screen -X -S {{screen id}} quit`