gnu screen – changing the default escape command key to ALT-X?

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It is possible to work around :escape command limitations using registers and :bindkey command. Just put this in .screenrc:

# reset escape key to the default
escape ^Aa

# auxiliary register
register S ^A

# Alt + x produces ^A and acts as an escape key
bindkey "^[x" process S

## Alt + space produces ^A and acts as an escape key
# bindkey "^[ " process S

See http://adb.cba.pl/gnu-screen-tips-page-my.html#howto-alt-key-as-escape

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