Marc SCHAEFER (12024-11-05): > > It is very handy on emulated ttys too. You never had the output of > > tcpdump / tail -f /var/log/ / make you wanted to pause to inspect > > something? > On slow, physical VT100 terminals, indeed, I used that over 20 years > ago. On virtual ones they are usually to quick to spit out nowadays.
If you think the nature of the terminal will change the speed of the output of tail -f or tcpdump, you need to learn what tail -f or tcpdump actually do. Preferably before answering. And if make is “quick to spit out” for you, I suggest you try compiling projects more complex than Hello World. -- Nicolas George
