On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 07:04:34 +0000 Dave Selby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When using X, you can highlight text and copy it to another area via the > middle mouse button. > > Is there a buffer file that holds the highlighted text ? This would be very > usefull for passing URLs etc to the ctrl-alt-f1 command line. Sometimes Xterm > is not ideal because it ceases when the user is changed. The same goes for > the GUI ! > > Yep I am thinking of downloading long files via wget ! > > Any Ideas > Dave Not ideal, but I guess that: cat > tmp.tmp <paste X copy in here> ^D In the xterm, followed by apt-get install `cat tmp.tmp` At the console should work. Hope this is useful even if only as a stop-gap. James -- James Tappin, O__ "I forget the punishment for using [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- \/` Microsoft --- Something lingering http://www.tappin.me.uk/ with data loss in it I fancy" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
