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+# GNU screen configuration file for Discourse Ubuntu development
+
+# Start up your development instance in detached mode:
+#   screen -d -m -c docs/ubuntu.screen
+
+# Start in attached mode:
+# screen -m -c docs/ubuntu.screen
+
+# commands that exit hang around until you hit 'k' to kill or 'r' to restart
+zombie kr
+
+screen -t rails_s 0 bash -c 'echo Starting rails server...;  cd ~/discourse; bundle exec rails s -b 0.0.0.0'
+screen -t rails_c 1 bash -c 'echo Starting rails console...; cd ~/discourse; bundle exec rails c'
+screen -t sidekiq 2 bash -c 'echo Starting sidekiq...;       cd ~/discourse; bundle exec sidekiq -l log/sidekiq.log'
+screen -t mail    3 bash -c 'echo Starting mailcatcher...;   cd ~/discourse; mailcatcher --http-ip 0.0.0.0'
+screen -t bash    4 bash
+
+scrollback 50000