Prevent GNU Screen from closing

Question

Is there any way to make GNU Screen not close if I end all its subprocesses? Ideally, it would create a new window running a shell if I accidentally closed the last window.

Answer 1

Assuming you're using bash and accidentally closes the shell with Ctrl-D, you can

export IGNOREEOF=1

This will give you a warning and require you to press Ctrl-D twice, or type exit instead.

Answer 2

I don't know of a way to do that specifically, but I find zombie {} useful; when I close a window, it prompts me to hit { or } to close or reopen it, respectively.