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content  Why I Use Screen   First off, I am in love with the
terminal. I am of the opinion that if you want to get into
Linux, regardless of your operating system, you better get
familiar with the terminal. It's not going away, and no matter
how much point-and-click Linux window managers get, the terminal
will still be used with tools that you just can't replace or
forget about. It will always be there when everything else
fails. It's either swim or sink. Your call.  So, with that
passion that I have for the terminal, I have a couple programs
that I run exclusively in the terminal. Those are irssi, the IRC
client of the future, and centericq, one solid multi-protocol IM
client. I run both of those programs under the same screen
session. I have played with mutt in screen, and even elinks, but
I just keep going back to the GUI for my web and email needs.
Here's why I keep irssi and centericq in screen:  I want to be
immediately available, in case