i've had success with the "script" command (to capture the fast-scrolling screen messages):
~ script [my madeup file name] ~ [type the command i'm trying to execute] ~ exit then i can use "cat [my madeup file name] |less" and read the output at my leisure, send it to the printer, paste in an email.... hth. bentley taylor. (potato on 2.2.16) // hawk wrote: [snip] > (why are error messages *still* going to the screen where they're not > visible or > recordable after all these years?) [snip] > > Prof. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. Smeal 178 (814) 375-4700 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > These opinions will not be those of Penn State until it pays my retainer. > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null