On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:11:45AM EST, Gerhard Siegesmund wrote:
> Hello CJ
>
> I, for example, use the following script to monitor the number of
> messages on my mailbox:
>
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> FETCHMAIL='/usr/bin/fetchmail'
Hello CJ
I, for example, use the following script to monitor the number of
messages on my mailbox:
#!/bin/sh
FETCHMAIL='/usr/bin/fetchmail'
while true; do
$FETCHMAIL -c | sed -e 's/.* \([0-9]*\) messages* (\([0-9]*\) see
Michael Grant writes:
> Another option is to update the info in the status line in your shell
> prompt. That's what I do. It then updates the status line when you
> print your prompt (each time you press return). It obviously only
> changes when your prompt gets printed, but if you're working
Chris Jones writes:
> The problem is that, if for some reason or other, I terminate the
> GNU/sreen instance, the orphaned processes still run under the init
> process.
I also have this problem. One of my backticks is
backtick 1 0 0 tail -f ~/.emacs.d/irc-activity
which is a file that Ema
"Dan Mahoney, System Admin"
writes:
> Hey all, I've currently got my prompt set like so:
>
> if ($TERM == "screen") then
> #alias precmd'printf "\033%s%s %s\033\\" "k" "tcsh" "[$HOST]"'
> set prompt="%{\ek%}tcsh [$HOST] %{\e\\%}\%"
> alias postcmd 'printf "\033%s%s %s %s\033\\" "k" "\!#:0"
dae3 <725...@gmail.com> writes:
> On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:56:27 -0800, Micah Cowan
> wrote:
>
>> See the FAQ on the Wiki (currently the top item: "How do I get screen to
>> put things into my terminal's scrollback?") for an alternative method,
>> and reasons why it may not be advisable (in particu
Another option is to update the info in the status line in your shell
prompt. That's what I do. It then updates the status line when you
print your prompt (each time you press return). It obviously only
changes when your prompt gets printed, but if you're working in that
window, then that's quit
