| Command | Key | Description |
| screen | C | Create a new window. |
| kill | K | Delete a window. |
| help | ? | List available commands and bindings. |
| detach | D | Detach from a screen session. |
| next | N | Next screen window. |
| prev | P | Previous screen window. |
| other | Ctrl-A | Toggle to previous screen window. |
| windowlist | " | List all screen windows and allow selection. |
| copy | [ | Go into copy and paste/scrollback mode. |
| break | B | Send a break. |
| lockscreen | X | Lock this screen session. |
| colon | : | Access the screen command line (like : in vi). |