From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 27 17:13:04 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CB74106564A for ; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:13:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave@g8kbv.demon.co.uk) Received: from anchor-post-3.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-3.mail.demon.net [195.173.77.134]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13D9E8FC15 for ; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:13:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [212.225.127.64] (helo=[192.168.33.1]) by anchor-post-3.mail.demon.net with esmtpa (AUTH g8kbv) (Exim 4.69) id 1PMOKc-0006gd-ok for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:13:02 +0000 From: "Dave" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:13:02 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4CF13C1E.9259.18D5875@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> Priority: normal In-reply-to: <20101126221846.2588d4c4.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4CED8855.23373.40E2965D@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk>, , <20101126221846.2588d4c4.freebsd@edvax.de> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.52) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-description: Mail message body Subject: Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!) 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: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:13:04 -0000 On 26 Nov 2010 at 22:18, Polytropon wrote: > On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan > wrote: > There are two options that I know of > that could make this part easier for > you > > 1) screen (tried and > true) can do split windows/multiple windows although > I've never been > able to correctly figure it out > > 2) tmux (the pretentious upstart), > it's a quick install and it's built in > help (^b?) is eternally > useful and it's options make more sense then screen > (to me at least) > > Along with the Spanish Inquisition, there are three! Three! > Three options: screen, tmux, and the native solution of > virtual terminals via Alt+PFx switch. This even allows > you to use the mouse-driven edit buffer (copy + paste), > e. g. if you need to compose a command line using the > examples listed in the man page. > > If you're accessing a system remotely, there is also the > option of opening -- FOUR! Four options! -- the option > of opening more than one connection to the remote system, > and each of them in an own xterm (or KDE Konsole tab > which I would say if I had been using KDE, but I haven't). > Of course, this solution also allows you copy + paste > operations. Other means of accessibility are provided by > the window manager you're using. > > Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! :-) > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > Hi. As I now have ssh working, I can indeed have multiple logins running in indipendant windows on another box. (because I have it) I'm using PuTTY on Win2k. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ It appears to work well. I now have another problem of the BSD flavor (inabiltiy to 'su') but I've already asked that in another post. Thanks. Dave B. PS: Do I detect a Monty Python fan? ;-)