How to move window in GNU Screen

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I have a window called 'Codes' in window 1, and I want to move it to window 7, is it possible?

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Yes, it is possible. Go to window 1, type the command character (e.g. CTRL-A) and then type: :number 7. If there is already a window at 7, then the two windows will be swapped (window 7 will become window 1). From the manpage:

   Change the current windows number. If the given  number  n  is  already
   used  by  another  window,  both  windows exchange their numbers. If no
   argument is specified, the current window number (and title) is shown.

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GNU Screen – How to Change New Window Name

Make your shell change the window title every time it changes directory, or every time it displays a prompt.

For your ~/.bashrc:

if [[ "$TERM" == screen* ]]; then
  screen_set_window_title () {
    local HPWD="$PWD"
    case $HPWD in
      $HOME) HPWD="~";;
      $HOME/*) HPWD="~${HPWD#$HOME}";;
    esac
    printf '\ek%s\e\\' "$HPWD"
  }
  PROMPT_COMMAND="screen_set_window_title; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
fi

Or for your ~/.zshrc (for zsh users):

precmd () {
  local tmp='%~'
  local HPWD=${(%)tmp}
  if [[ $TERM == screen* ]]; then
    printf '\ek%s\e\\' $HPWD
  fi
}

For more information, look up under Dynamic titles in the Screen manual, or under “Titles (naming windows)” in the man page.

GNU screen: move between regions

screen commands for switching between regions are: actually focus up, focus down, focus right and focus left. To type these commands (or any other screen command, for that matter) you type C-a :focus up, for example.

These commands are tedious to type, that's why you must create key bindings in your ~/.screenrc file. Since I'm a Vim user I opted for these lines in my ~/.screenrc file:

bind j focus down
bind k focus up
bind l focus right
bind h focus left

To switch to the left region I type C-a h

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