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Program the backtick command with the numerical id id.
The output of such a command is used for substitution of the
%` string escape (see String Escapes).
The specified lifespan is the number
of seconds the output is considered valid. After this time, the
command is run again if a corresponding string escape is encountered.
The autorefresh parameter triggers an
automatic refresh for caption and hardstatus strings after the
specified number of seconds. Only the last line of output is used
for substitution.
If both the lifespan and the autorefresh parameters are zero, the backtick program is expected to stay in the background and generate output once in a while. In this case, the command is executed right away and screen stores the last line of output. If a new line gets printed screen will automatically refresh the hardstatus or the captions.
The second form of the command deletes the backtick command with the numerical id id.