Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:46:12 +0100 From: nik@iii.co.uk To: David Knapp <dknapp@slonet.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbie question about switching screens Message-ID: <19980811094612.A11567@iii.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <01a8f23e$46d3d4e0$7ed972cf@thor>; from David Knapp on Mon, Jan 14, 1980 at 04:19:01AM -0800 References: <01a8f23e$46d3d4e0$7ed972cf@thor>
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On Mon, Jan 14, 1980 at 04:19:01AM -0800, David Knapp wrote: > I would like to be able to read the man pages and/or Handbook and be able to > switch between the page I'm reading and the system prompt. Is this > possible, and if so - can you please point me to a man page or faq or tell > me what to do?? Two ways; By default, your system has 3 'virtual' consoles on it, you can switch between them using ALT+F1, F2 and F3. You should see 3 distinct login prompts. You can login to each one and do different things in each session. Alternatively, install 'screen' from the ports system (misc/screen) which will let you manage several virtual screens from within one console. N -- "So it does!" said Pooh. "It goes in!" "So it does!" said Piglet. "And it comes out!" "Doesn't it?" said Eeyore. "It goes in and out like anything." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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