Re: reading screen contents

2000-12-23 Thread Torsten Hilgenberg
On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 11:54:11AM +0100, Robert Epprecht wrote: > Hi, > can a program running on a text console read the current screen contents? > > Robert Epprecht Hi, you could cat /dev/vcs?. HTH, Torsten -- HERE'S A JOKE FOR YOU: WHY DID THE CHICKEN TURN AROUND AND AROUND IN CIRCLES. AS

Re: reading screen contents

2000-12-23 Thread Robert Epprecht
John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 23 Dec 2000, Robert Epprecht wrote: > > can a program running on a text console read the current screen contents? > look at /dev/console or /dev/tty0: both refer to the current virtual > terminal. Thank you for your answer. cat /dev/console > ABF cat:

Re: reading screen contents

2000-12-23 Thread John Galt
look at /dev/console or /dev/tty0: both refer to the current virtual terminal. On 23 Dec 2000, Robert Epprecht wrote: > Hi, > can a program running on a text console read the current screen contents? > > Robert Epprecht > > > -- Pardon me, but you have obviously mistaken me for someone who

reading screen contents

2000-12-23 Thread Robert Epprecht
Hi, can a program running on a text console read the current screen contents? Robert Epprecht