Date: 25 Jun 2002 05:44:13 -0500 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: Johan du Toit <johand@jacqueshau.co.za> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Support Request...vi related Message-ID: <1025001854.379.6.camel@lerlaptop> In-Reply-To: <3D18801A.11965.A98DF8@localhost> References: <3D18801A.11965.A98DF8@localhost>
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On Tue, 2002-06-25 at 07:37, Johan du Toit wrote: > Good Day! > > I am fairly new in the freeBSD arena and would like to raise this > simple question... > > How can I prevent system messages from scrolling while busy > editing a file in vi ?? It is nearly impossible doing it as you can > imagine. > > I have tried using the :set nomsg command, but no luck. I assume you are talking about while logged in as root. I also assume these are syslog type messages. You can edit /etc/syslog.conf to turn them off, or not log in as root. What messages, BTW? If you are generating a LOT of console traffic from syslog, something might need to be set up differently. LER > > Thanks! > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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