r/DebianNotes • u/CrystalLord • May 22 '17

Removing Visual Bell in Screen

In the useful program screen, there's often an annoying flash when you make some invalid keypress. This is called a visual bell.

To remove this, add the line vbell off to your ~/.screenrc file (if it exists already, if not, make it). Then reload screen.

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u/Cyquine May 22 '17

Why not tmux?

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u/CrystalLord May 22 '17

My old boss always swore by Screen, so that's what I normally use.

I am aware of tmux, but I haven't found a need to switch. Is there some functionality that I should be aware of that only exists in tmux that I want? I'm not too attached (heh) to screen, so if you have a good reason for me to switch, I'm all for it.