From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 17 21:37:42 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BFB216A41F for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:37:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from algould@datawok.com) Received: from smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net (smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net [209.86.89.67]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0613C43D55 for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:37:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from algould@datawok.com) Received: from [206.255.31.21] (helo=grokwell.org) by smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.34) id 1EyyWJ-0006jm-5T; Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:37:39 -0500 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:37:42 -0600 From: "Andrew L. Gould" To: Philip Hallstrom Message-ID: <20060117153742.524834ec@grokwell.org> In-Reply-To: <20060117133047.B7000@wolf.pjkh.com> References: <7349.212.160.155.37.1137518111.squirrel@poczta.b.win.pl> <43CD3F73.2040003@matzsoft.de> <20060117200231.GJ14213@dementia.beyondnormal.net> <20060117151256.201626c9@grokwell.org> <20060117133047.B7000@wolf.pjkh.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.100 (GTK+ 2.8.9; i386-portbld-freebsd6.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ELNK-Trace: ee791d459e3d6817d780f4a490ca69563f9fea00a6dd62bc4f719e5bc24368fe8f4b39eb136c90df350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 206.255.31.21 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:37:42 -0000 On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:32:30 -0800 (PST) Philip Hallstrom wrote: > > The computer is currently without keyboard, mouse or monitor. I am > > adding applications to the computer via ssh while I work. As soon > > as I get openbox and tightvnc installed, I'll switch to tightvnc so > > I can disconnect without disrupting jobs. (Hmm, I wonder if I'll > > have to add a mouse or keyboard at that point.) > > /usr/ports/sysutils/screen > > Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical > terminal between several processes (typically interactive shells). > Each virtual terminal provides the functions of a DEC VT100 terminal > and, in addition, several control functions from the ANSI X3.64 (ISO > 6429) and ISO 2022 standards (e.g. insert/delete line and support for > multiple character sets). There is a scrollback history buffer for > each virtual terminal and a copy-and-paste mechanism that allows > moving text regions between windows. Thanks!