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dtach

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dtach is a tiny program that emulates the detach feature of screen, allowing you to run a program in an environment that is protected from the controlling terminal and attach to it later. dtach does not keep track of the contents of the screen, and thus works best with programs...

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  • FreeOpen Source

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  • Linux
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  1.  Command line interface

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  • detach
  • daemonize
  • daemonise
  • terminal-session-management
  • terminal-session-attach-detach

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dtach information

  • Developed by

    Ned T. Crigler
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.
  • Alternatives

    9 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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OS & Utilities

GitHub repository

  •  535 Stars
  •  58 Forks
  •  12 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 21, 2025 
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dtach was added to AlternativeTo by tabakis on Jan 19, 2011 and this page was last updated Jul 11, 2025.
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What is dtach?

dtach is a tiny program that emulates the detach feature of screen, allowing you to run a program in an environment that is protected from the controlling terminal and attach to it later. dtach does not keep track of the contents of the screen, and thus works best with programs that know how to redraw themselves.

dtach does not, however, have the other features of screen, such as its support of multiple terminals or its terminal emulation support. This makes dtach extremely tiny compared to screen, making it more easily audited for bugs and security holes, and also allows it to fit in environments where space is limited, such as on rescue disks.

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