Follow-up Comment #3, bug #51402 (project screen): I checked with 4.6.0 as well. My .screenrc is empty. Old versions of screen went well with just "-d" but more recent version need "-dm" indeed.
Repro (screen from debian/experimental): winter@testlar:~$ aptitude versions screen p 4.2.1-3+deb8u1 oldstable 500 p 4.5.0-6 stable 550 p 4.5.0-6bfw1 testing 550 p 4.5.1-4 unstable 210 i 4.6.0-1 experimental 100 winter@testlar:~$ screen -v Screen version 4.06.00 (GNU) 28-Jun-17 winter@testlar:~$ screen -dm sleep 999 winter@testlar:~$ screen -Q info ^C winter@testlar:~$ screen -ls There are screens on: 24943..lar-queryA (07/07/17 10:01:00) (Dead ???) 24943..lar (07/07/17 10:01:00) (Dead ???) Remove dead screens with 'screen -wipe'. 2 Sockets in /run/screen/S-winter. _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51402> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by Savannah http://savannah.gnu.org/