# Configuration for GNU Screen
#
# Aaron Crane
# http://aaroncrane.co.uk/2008/01/unbreaking_screen/
#
# To use this file, copy it to ~/.screenrc

# Set the escape character to ^^ (which is almost never used).  You can
# probably type ^^ as either Control+6 or Control+Shift+6.
escape ^^^^

# Don't switch to the xterm alternate screen, so that scrollback works
termcapinfo xterm*|rxvt*|kterm*|Eterm* ti@:te@

# But do manage an alternate screen in the virtual terminal, so that vim
# doesn't scribble on my carefully-maintained state
altscreen on

# Launch login shells by default
shell -$SHELL

# Don't bother with the annoying message on startup
startup_message off