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Frequent Question: How Do You Split the Screen in Linux?

Alexander Ross • • 5 min read
Frequent Question: How Do You Split the Screen in Linux?
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Ctrl-A | for a vertical split (one shell on the left, one shell on the right) Ctrl-A S for a horizontal split (one shell at the top, one shell at the bottom) Ctrl-A Tab to make the other shell active.

How do you split a terminal screen in Linux?

GNU screen can also divide the terminal display into separate regions, each providing a view of a screen window. This allows us to view 2 or more windows at the same time. To split the terminal horizontally, type the command Ctrl-a S , to split it vertically, type Ctrl-a | .

How do you split the screen in Unix?

You can do it in screen the terminal multiplexer.

  1. To split vertically: ctrl a then | .
  2. To split horizontally: ctrl a then S (uppercase ‘s’).
  3. To unsplit: ctrl a then Q (uppercase ‘q’).
  4. To switch from one to the other: ctrl a then tab.
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