Re: Access to multiple terminal windows?

[Angelina Carlton <brat@magma.ca>]

m@de-minimis.co.uk writes:

> Dear all,
>
> When operating in terminal only mode (no X11, no graphical user
> interface) is there a way of having several active terminal windows?
>
> I seem to remember that something like F4 is meant to permit cycling
> through terminal windows but that doesn't seem to work.  Unless
> perhaps I have to explicitly create a new terminal window and F4 is
> cycling me through all of one terminal windows.  I'm on tty1 and for
> the time being seem to be stuck there!
>

You can use alt-F<number> up to F6 I think, or ctrl+alt+F<number> to
jump to a different console.

A better way in many peoples opinion is to use GNU/Screen 
apt-get install screen 

have a look at /etc/screenrc and take what like into ~/.screenrc 

http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/screen.html
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/3/9/16838/14935

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