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dtach

A program that emulates the detach feature of screen

Shell & Terminal linuxmacos C GPL-2.0

Description

dtach is a tiny program written in C that emulates the detach feature of screen. It allows you to detach from and reattach to programs running in the background, without the full complexity of screen or tmux.

AI Summary

Lightweight program that provides screen-like detach/reattach functionality

Capabilities

  • + Detach from running programs
  • + Reattach to detached programs
  • + Run programs in the background

Use When

  • When you need simple detach/reattach without full terminal multiplexer
  • When screen or tmux is overkill

Avoid When

  • x When you need full terminal multiplexer features

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