[username@host]:<~$>alias | grep screen alias chat.screen='screen -x -U -R chat -p "quakenet" -O -c ~/.bigscreenrc' ^stick that in your bash rc or profile.. [username@host]:<~$>cat .bigscreenrc screen -t centerim centerim screen -t quakenet ./.irc/bin/quakenet.epic.lice screen -t blabber ./.irc/bin/blabber.epic.lice screen -t openprojects ./.irc/bin/openprojects.epic.lice screen -t efnet ./.irc/bin/efnet.epic.lice screen -t ircnet ./.irc/bin/ircnet.epic.lice screen -t mutt /usr/local/bin/mutt screen -t mutt-username /usr/local/bin/mutt -F .muttrc-username select 1 autodetach on defmonitor on defsilence off crlf off deflogin off vbell on msgwait 10 startup_message off msgminwait 2 silencewait 15 vbell_msg " RIBBIT! RIBBIT! " and it's that simple, wietze!