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I have a window called 'Codes' in window 1, and I want to move it to window 7, is it possible?

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    What are you talking about - do you mean move a x-window to a different virtual desktop? What X windows manager are you using?
    – Adrian Cornish
    Dec 13, 2011 at 4:27
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    nope, I mean the window in GNU Screen. Thanks for asking.
    – Rocky
    Dec 13, 2011 at 7:46

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Yes, it is possible. Go to window 1, type the command character (e.g. CTRL-A) and then type: :number 7. If there is already a window at 7, then the two windows will be swapped (window 7 will become window 1). From the manpage:

   Change the current windows number. If the given  number  n  is  already
   used  by  another  window,  both  windows exchange their numbers. If no
   argument is specified, the current window number (and title) is shown.
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    @Arcege , Thanks for this answer. Following your answer I figured out from screen's manual that it is possible to provide the target window number with relative values. For example: :number +1 would swap current window with the one just right to it. I find this option useful with key binding that controls the current window location (where one does not know the absolute index of the windows to swap).
    – ElazarR
    Aug 28, 2017 at 13:44

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