[Linux-disciples] screenrc: two characters required for escape, ^__ no longer works

[Dylan Thurston]

On Mon, Apr 19, 2004 at 10:38:31AM -0400, Adam Kessel wrote:
> My screenrc just stopped working. I get the error:
> 
>    /home/adam/.screenrc: two characters required after escape.
> 
> The line in question:
> 
>    escape '^__'
> 
> (the point is to be able to switch between multiple screens by pressing
> <ctrl-underscore> rather than the default <ctrl-a> which likes to be used
> for other things).
> 
> I got this setup originally from ken; why might it have to stopped
> working?

I don't know, but if you make it

escape ^__

(with no quotes) it works.

Peace,
	Dylan
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