On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 13:18, Polytropon <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan <[email protected]> > wrote: >> There are two options that I know of that could make this part easier for >> you >> >> 1) screen (tried and true) can do split windows/multiple windows although >> I've never been able to correctly figure it out >> >> 2) tmux (the pretentious upstart), it's a quick install and it's built in >> help (^b?) is eternally useful and it's options make more sense then screen >> (to me at least) > > Along with the Spanish Inquisition, there are three! Three! > Three options: screen, tmux, and the native solution of > virtual terminals via Alt+PFx switch. This even allows > you to use the mouse-driven edit buffer (copy + paste), > e. g. if you need to compose a command line using the > examples listed in the man page. > > If you're accessing a system remotely, there is also the > option of opening -- FOUR! Four options! -- the option > of opening more than one connection to the remote system, > and each of them in an own xterm (or KDE Konsole tab > which I would say if I had been using KDE, but I haven't). > Of course, this solution also allows you copy + paste > operations. Other means of accessibility are provided by > the window manager you're using. > > Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! :-)
That's what I get for waiting a week to look at email... Kurt _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
