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11 changes: 3 additions & 8 deletions screenutils/screen.py
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Expand Up @@ -112,11 +112,10 @@ def initialize(self):
"""initialize a screen, if does not exists yet"""
if not self.exists:
self._id=None
# Detach the screen once attached, on a new tread.
Thread(target=self._delayed_detach).start()
# support Unicode (-U),
# attach to a new/existing named screen (-R).
system('screen -UR ' + self.name)
# Run as deamon (-dmS)
system('screen -UdmS ' + self.name)


def interrupt(self):
"""Insert CTRL+C in the screen session"""
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -166,9 +165,5 @@ def _set_screen_infos(self):
else:
self._status = infos[1][1:-1]

def _delayed_detach(self):
sleep(0.5)
self.detach()

def __repr__(self):
return "<%s '%s'>" % (self.__class__.__name__, self.name)