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Re: sending a message to the active console



> How can I send a message to the active console?  For example, when a cdrom
> is mounted, mount (or the kernel) reports 'changing media type...', etc.
> to the active console - if you switch consoles, the text will finish on
> the new active console.
> 
> Also, will this type of message appear in xconsole?  If not, how can I
> make it appear in both?
> 
> The reason I'm asking is because I want to make a simple script to run in
> the background and send caller-id messages to the console.
echo Hello, world >/dev/console
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> ---
> Paul Miller <paul@3dillusion.com>, finger for public PGP key
> 
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