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linux: Using screen in an init script
Problem:
What are the proper command line parameters for starting a program in a detached screen session?
 
Solution:
cd /full/path
screen -dmUS title ./program

Notice that when 'program' is terminated, the screen session will terminate as well. If you want to guarantee that the program keeps running even if it crashes, consider writing a looping wrapper such as this

#!/bin/bash
while echo; do ./program; done

and run the wrapper in your screen session.

 
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