Copy the following code into your ~/.screenrc
Or if you want to add the statusbar globally, add it to /etc/screenrc.
# An alternative hardstatus to display a bar at the bottom listing the # windownames and highlighting the current windowname in blue. (This is only # enabled if there is no hardstatus setting for your terminal) hardstatus on hardstatus alwayslastline hardstatus string "%{.bW}%-w%{.rW}%n %t%{-}%+w %=%{..G} %H %{..Y} %m/%d%C%a "
When running screen, the result should look similar to this:
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Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 |