Basic status line for GNU Screen

Add the following to your .screenrc to display a status line at the bottom of the screen with window names and the date and time: hardstatus alwayslastline '%{= wk}%?%-Lw%?%{r}(%{k}%n*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{k}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %Y-%m-%d %c' Note that you can use 'Ctrl-a A' to change the name of the current window.

Sources

• http://erdelynet.com/tech/openbsd/my-gnu-screen-config/
• http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/html_node/Hardware-Status-Line.html