#change the hardstatus settings to give an window list at the bottom of the #screen, with the time and date and with the current window highlighted hardstatus alwayslastline hardstatus string '%{= kG}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{= kw}%?%-Lw%?%{r}(%{W}%n*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{w}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}][%{B} %d/%m %{W}%c %{g}]' #these are the default screen sessions i start, modifed and/or uncomment to your liking #format is: screen -t [title] [#] [command] #screen -t naim 1 naim #screen -t irssi 2 irssi #screen -t root 3 su - #screen -t shell 4 #screen -t top 5 top