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+# GNU Screen - main configuration file 
+# Allow bold colors - necessary for some reason
+attrcolor b ".I"
+
+# Tell screen how to set colors. AB = background, AF=foreground
+termcapinfo xterm 'Co#256:AB=\E[48;5;%dm:AF=\E[38;5;%dm'
+
+# Enables use of shift-PgUp and shift-PgDn
+termcapinfo xterm|xterms|xs|rxvt ti@:te@
+
+# Erase background with current bg color
+defbce "on"
+
+# Enable 256 color term
+term xterm-256color
+
+# Cache 30000 lines for scroll back
+defscrollback 30000
+
+hardstatus alwayslastline 
+# Very nice tabbed colored hardstatus line
+hardstatus string '%{= Kd} %{= Kd}%-w%{= Kr}[%{= KW}%n %t%{= Kr}]%{= Kd}%+w %-= %{KG} %H%{KW}|%{KY}%101`%{KW}|%D %M %d %Y%{= Kc} %C%A%{-}'
+
+# change command character from ctrl-a to ctrl-b (emacs users may want this)
+#escape ^Bb
+
+# Hide hardstatus: ctrl-a f 
+bind f eval "hardstatus ignore"
+# Show hardstatus: ctrl-a F
+bind F eval "hardstatus alwayslastline"