GNU-screen disable scrollback

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How to disable scrollback (^A[ESC]) mode in screen and just have it straight up print to the terminal instead (using the builtin scroll of my terminal emulator)?

I am using screen on gnome-terminal across an ssh session Since the terminal has builtin scroll capabilities, I just want to be able to use the scrollwheel on the mouse to scroll as opposed to using ^A[ESC]

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gnu-screen

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In command mode (^A:), set scrollback 0.

A few notes:

  • The current length of the scrollback buffer in lines is shown (among other stuff) by the info command (after the plus character).
  • Using the mouse wheel will not give the same experience that screen can offer
    • the terminal's scrollback contains exactly data that was actually displayed
    • data from inactive windows is not available
    • split windows will show as-is
  • I am answering an 8 year old question that came up in a web search - the answer was in man screen.