Thanks! That colorize package sounds cool also, will try it later. //Pontus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Cc: "Pontus Edvardsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 8:07 AM Subject: Re: utility to display syslog on tty8?
> On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Pontus Edvardsson wrote: > > > Hi, > > short question, I read your post regarding syslog.conf, and would find it > > very useful, but, how do I switch to tty8? I can only switch between 1-6. > > Essentially, you can't switch to a virtual terminal that hasn't been > activated. Sending data to the VT will activate it, and you'll be able > to switch to that VT. (1-6 are activated at boot as set in > /etc/inittab.) > > See also man pages for chvt(1) and openvt(1). > > I do much the same thing with my logs, but I filter them through a script > that adds ANSI color to the output, which adds value both aesthetic > (it looks cool) and practical (easy to spot unusual occurances). I use > the colorize script; there are others. > > - Aaron > > -- > Aaron Hall : Mac OS X: Because making Unix user-friendly was > [EMAIL PROTECTED] : easier than debugging Windows. (Go Apple!) > > Macintosh/UNIX Weenie, Network Flack, and...eh, whatever. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
