Yes, /usr/bin/screen -S <session> -p <window> -X eval "readbuf" "paste ."
does the trick. Thank you very much! On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 9:24 AM Neal Fultz <nfu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use eval to send the readbuf and paste commands at the same time, and > the message doesnt appear for me. > > I think eval can skip those types of messages when there are multiple > commands. > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 8:51 AM 张小潘 <zhangxiao...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Neal, >> >> I tried to change my vim script by using the "readbuf" and "paste" >> commands, and I immediately noticed that the message "Slurped XXX >> characters into buffer" issued by the "readbuf" is very annoying, and it >> actually pause the remote screen a little bit, I tried '-q' but it does not >> help. How do you get rid of that issue? >> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 8:53 PM 张小潘 <zhangxiao...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Neal, >>> >>> BTW, if you can answer the question in this thread, >>> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-users/2018-09/msg00003.html, >>> that will be super helpful. >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 11:33 AM 张小潘 <zhangxiao...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Neal, >>>> >>>> Using 'readbuf' and 'paste' looks also very cool! >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 9:11 AM Neal Fultz <nfu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a similar vim shortcut - for me, instead of using the stuff >>>>> command, I write to /tmp/screen-exchange, and then use readbuf and paste >>>>> screen commands. This also lets you send text containing multiple lines >>>>> eg >>>>> for python. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 8:43 AM 张小潘 <zhangxiao...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi there, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have been using GNU screen for many years and have some personal >>>>>> modifications to make it work better in my environment. There is one >>>>>> change >>>>>> I am looking for contribute back to main repository. >>>>>> >>>>>> Typically I have two monitors connected to my workstation, and I run >>>>>> one screen session in a terminal window on each of these monitors. One >>>>>> screen is used to run a Vim session, another screen is used to run a bash >>>>>> session. The trick here is I wrote a Vim script so that in a special >>>>>> buffer of the vim window, I can edit bash commands, and send these >>>>>> commands >>>>>> to run on the screen window by using "/usr/bin/screen -S <session> -p >>>>>> <window> -X stuff <shell-command>", which is really handy. (I can share >>>>>> the >>>>>> vim script if anybody wants to see, but that is not my main point here) >>>>>> >>>>>> One thing annoys me is that screen uses a predefined constant in the >>>>>> source code to define the size to receive the remote command, that is: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/screen.h#n44 >>>>>> #define MAXSTR 768 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/socket.c#n1297 >>>>>> char fullcmd[MAXSTR]; >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/socket.c#n1309 >>>>>> ... >>>>>> if (!(fc = strncpy_escape_quote(fc, p, fullcmd + >>>>>> ARRAY_SIZE(fullcmd) - 2))) { /* '"' ' ' */ >>>>>> >>>>>> Msg(0, "Remote command too long."); >>>>>> >>>>>> ... >>>>>> >>>>>> My shell commands are usually quite long (binary with dozens of >>>>>> command line flags) and it can easily exceed the 768 limit. So in my >>>>>> local >>>>>> screen source copy, I changed it to 16384, which works really well for >>>>>> me. >>>>>> As I think in modern computers usually come up with several Gigabytes >>>>>> memory, 16 k is really a small number, so I am writing this email to see >>>>>> if >>>>>> I can contribute this change back to screen main repository, and if yes, >>>>>> what is the appropriate steps to do it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Xiaopan Zhang - (张小潘) >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> screen-users mailing list >>>>>> screen-users@gnu.org >>>>>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/screen-users >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Xiaopan Zhang - (张小潘) >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Xiaopan Zhang - (张小潘) >>> >> >> >> -- >> Xiaopan Zhang - (张小潘) >> > -- Xiaopan Zhang - (张小潘)
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