When using vim or less in gnu screen, quitting vim or less leaves a lingering imprint

Question

On my new Ubuntu system, I start a screen session and edit a file in vim or view it in less. After I quit, the screen doesn\'t redraw itself, but simply scrolls up to show a com

Answer 1

screen's altscreen (alternate screen) feature is turned off by default.

Add this to your .screenrc:

altscreen on

See: http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Redisplay