Copying the GNU screen scrollback buffer to a file (extended hardcopy)

Question

How do I easily copy the GNU Screen scrollback buffer to a file? I.e., a more powerful version of the \'hardcopy\' command?

In GNU screen, I can use \"Ctrl

Answer 1

TL;DR: ^A:writebuf <filename>

The OP seems to want a way to use the selected portion of the buffer you get when doing a ^A[ , selecting text using space as the start and finish, and then instead of using ^A] to paste, save the resulting selected portion of the buffer to a file.

This worked:

^A:writebuf <filename>

Note: one 'f' in writebuf