# Screen command **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Created:** [May 24, 2013, 9:21am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/screen-command/329176 "2013-05-24T09:21:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mdsaleemj](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/mdsaleemj/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@mdsaleemj](https://community.unix.com/u/mdsaleemj)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 9:21am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/screen-command/329176/1 "2013-05-24T09:21:23Z")
Hey Guys, Linux screen command is not working . listing shows it is attached and i pressed some ctrl keys and went out of control. i believe i locked it . when i try to reattach and press ctrl keys , it get typed in the screen without responding to it. Please tell how to unlock the locked screen session. Thanks Saleem. ---
**Author:** ![DGPickett](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/dgpickett/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@DGPickett](https://community.unix.com/u/DGPickett)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/screen-command/329176/2 "2013-05-24T15:53:19Z")
Make sure the $TERM accurately describes your terminal, and clear your terminal wih tset -Q before using screen. If that is not the fix, try a remove and reinstall screen. I have not been in a screen mood for decades, as once I left modem terminal access behind, I moved on to using Xterms, X via VNC. You get a full X desktop local to the applications that waits for you to connect a VNCviewer and resume your tasks. I put one Xvnc desktop on each server I frequent. ---
**Author:** ![saurabh.mishra](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/saurabh.mishra/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@saurabh.mishra](https://community.unix.com/u/saurabh.mishra)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/screen-command/329176/3 "2013-05-24T16:10:30Z")
Please give a try to reset. And then try to list all the available screens and try to attach to you screen again. Hope it helps