Re: Switch console in xterm
Brian Servis wrote:
>
> *- On 16 Jun, Gareth wrote about "Re: Switch console in xterm"
> > On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, ktb wrote:
> >> Somewhere I heard there exists a program that will allow you to switch
> >> "consoles" in an xterm. In other words it would be like switching
> >> consoles with ctrl+alt+F* but from within a single xterm window. I
> >> poked around in the packages at the Debian site but can't find
> >> anything. I don't even know what to call it. Makes it a little hard to
> >> search for:) Let me know if you've heard of such a thing.
> >
> > You might be looking for a thing called screen it makes multiple
> > consoles(windows) in any terminal (not just xterm) you can get it form any
> > of the GNU mirrors eg...
> > http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/gnu/screen/
> >
>
> Use the Debian package if this is what you want, screen is in its own
> Debian package in the misc section.
>
> Are you talking about switching between "desktops" under X? Most
> modern window managers under X support some form of multiple desktops
> and virtual desktops.
No not switching desktops in X. Switching the screen within a single
xterm. I'll check out 'screen.'
Thanks guys:)
kent
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