I propose adding the following to /etc/screenrc: caption always "%{wk}%?%-Lw%?%{bw}%n*%f %t%?(%u)%?%{wk}%?%+Lw %= %{mk}@%H %{yk}%D %{ck}%M%{wk} %{ck}%d %{gk}%c" That should be one long line. This enables a useful status bar as the last line of the screen session that looks like: 0$ bash 1-$ bash 2*$ bash @mikey Mon Aug 23 10:10 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): screen-4.0.2-2
This change is probably appropriate as a site setup or user setup, but i do not think it is really good idea to make this default. I've added it to the screenrc file, but commented out, so users who want this feature can uncomment it easily.