Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:02:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Tim Judd <tjudd2k@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: attaching a terminal to 'join' another? Message-ID: <658266.20352.qm@web62405.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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Forgot to CC the questions ML. --- Tim Judd <tjudd2k@yahoo.com> wrote: > From Tim Judd Thu Aug 2 15:01:18 2007 > Received: from [68.35.175.118] by web62407.mail.re1.yahoo.com via > HTTP; Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:01:18 PDT > Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:01:18 -0700 (PDT) > From: Tim Judd <tjudd2k@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: attaching a terminal to 'join' another? > To: stapleton.41@gmail.com > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Content-Length: 2291 > > I'm on the digest list, so I copy/paste the message to quote: > > ---------------------QUOTE: > Message: 16 > Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:19:21 -0400 > From: "Jim Stapleton" <stapleton.41@gmail.com> > Subject: attaching a terminal to 'join' another? > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Message-ID: > <80f4f2b20708020819l69e054a1ia070efba2b04d2ad@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Sorry if my question is a bit confusing - I'm not even sure the > proper > terminology, so I don't know what the best way to start looking is. > > I'm rebuilding a system at home, and I'd like to check how the build > is going at a slow time at work sometimes. I can connect to the > system > from work (ssh into my main box, and then from there, ssh to the > system I'm working on). I have a terminal opened on that system > (actually, another ssh session fron the main box), and I'd like to > have my new connection attach to that terminal session, if possible, > so that I can just pick up where I left off, and monitor it from > here. > Is this possible? > > Sessions > main desktop terminal A [ssh]--> workstation terminal A (where builds > are currently being processed) > > work desktop terminal [ssh]--> main destop terminal B [ssh]--> > workstation terminal B > > > I would like to have workstation terminal B intercept workstation > terminal A, or main desktop terminal B intercept main desktop > terminal > A. Can it be done? Where do I start looking, what are the words and > phrases of interest? I tried looking at both the bash and xterm > commands/man page, but they are rather long, and I'd miss what I was > looking for without having a clue in advance. > > I'm guessing something like /dev/?tty?? might work, but how do I > figure out which tty to use? > > Thank you, > -Jim Stapleton > --------------/QUOTE > > Can't the OP, Jim, use watch(8) with the -W option to interact w/ the > terminal? > > Nothing wrong with screen, but a built-in utility exists. > > HTH > > If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. > "I can" is a way of life. > More and Bigger is not always Better. > The road to success is always uphill. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz > > If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. "I can" is a way of life. More and Bigger is not always Better. The road to success is always uphill. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/
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