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From: Chris Brennan <xaero@××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Can the text based consoles be made scrollable?
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:55:52
Message-Id: CANLX3yhpzz+sH774JSndr5ywJ0oHWJdpLvYKShfwuZdpRDLvng@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Can the text based consoles be made scrollable? by "Jesús J. Guerrero Botella"
1 2012/1/30 Jesús J. Guerrero Botella <jesus.guerrero.botella@×××××.com>
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3 If you need some more features, you might want to consider using a
4 > terminal multiplexer like tmux or gnu screen, which have their own
5 > scrollback buffer.
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8 Both tmux and screen will suite the OP's needs, s/he should also consider
9 piping their output to more or less.
10
11 ps auxf | more
12
13 or
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15 ps auxf | less
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17 My personal preference is to use less, I find it to support my Vi/ViM habits
18 more appropriately.
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20 > --
21 > Chris Brennan
22 > A: Yes.
23 > >Q: Are you sure?
24 > >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
25 > >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
26 > http://xkcd.com/84/ | http://xkcd.com/149/ | http://xkcd.com/549/
27 > GPG: D5B20C0C (6741 8EE4 6C7D 11FB 8DA8 9E4A EECD 9A84 D5B2 0C0C)
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Re: [gentoo-user] Can the text based consoles be made scrollable? "Jorge Martínez López" <jorgeml@×××××.com>