Is it possible to name the 'screen' logfile from the -L flag? Is it possible to name the 'screen' logfile from the -L flag? linux linux

Is it possible to name the 'screen' logfile from the -L flag?


Probably the easiest way is to use the following:

screen -L -Logfile log_filename your_command


You can edit your .screenrc file and add something like this:

logfile /tmp/myownlog

It is also answered at Specifying a log name for screen output without relying on .screenrc.


Alternatively, there's a way to do it online.

Enter command mode in Screen via Ctrl+a, : and use the logfile command with the name of the file you want as argument, for example:

logfile whatevernameyoulike.log

Source: Screen man page