Re: [gentoo-user] Linux comm program

[Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz>]

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:44:06 -0400 (EDT)
A. Khattri wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, Hans-Werner Hilse wrote:
> 
> > Instead, the approach would be to
> > - use a console for X11 gui (xterm, rxvt, whatever),
> > - use a terminal emulator for for terminal emulation (usually included
> > in the console applications, but I'm more thinking of "screen" here
> > because you mentioned scollback buffer and stuff),
> > - use a serial line comm prog for the serial communication (what's
> > wrong with minicom?)
> > - use a SSH shell for SSH connections, Telnet for telnet, etc. pp.
> > - use a program for skripting ttys for the macros - "expect" and "talk"
> > come to my mind.
> 
> And if you want scrollback buffers then try running your
> telnet/ssh/minicomm program under screen.

you do not need screen. try running them under bash! ctrl-pgup/ctrl-pgdn.
Even works in a console. There is undoubtedly an ENV variable to control
the number of lines.

Also the program script will save everything to a file for later perusal,
or which you could tail -f in another xterm/console.

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