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I had some tabs in the Terminal and was doing some work when it crashed but my processes were still running (could see them in Activity Monitor/htop). When I started the Terminal again it put me to ttys004 so I guess there are 3 more (4 if there should be a ttys000 too) sessions running.

How do I regain control over my lost sessions?

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Using screen would of saved you from this, man screen for more info on screen. It's briliant for long running process.

to start screen (or any command) when you create a new window or tab, add the command to the bottom of your ~/.bash_profile. eg: screen

Here is a copy of my ~/.screenrc , you might find some useful stuff in it http://pastebin.ca/1663824 screen also allows for tabs, the above version will create two bash login tabs,

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I checked the manual and seems to be just what I need. Do you know if there is a way to run it every time I make a new tab in Terminal.app? I tried to put it in Setting > Shell > Startup > Run command but had no luck... – vrinek Nov 9 '09 at 15:55
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Something like tlug.dnho.net/?q=node/239 should work, with slight modifications if you are not using Bash as your login shell. – David Spillett Nov 9 '09 at 20:09
The first script of the post seems to not be working. The second though is really useful (with some modifications). – vrinek Nov 10 '09 at 8:30
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