Re: [gentoo-user] Linux comm program

["A. Khattri" <ajai@bway.net>]

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.


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