Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:11:46 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc <FreeBSD@keyslapper.org> To: FreeBSD - questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: scrollback history buffer setting (was keyboard) Message-ID: <20040818131146.GC76179@keyslapper.org> In-Reply-To: <4122FEE1.8040000@att.net> References: <4122D175.8060707@att.net> <4122FEE1.8040000@att.net>
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On 08/18/04 12:01 AM, Jay O'Brien sat at the `puter and typed: > Jay O'Brien wrote: > > > I can run kbdcontrol -h 500 or vidcontrol -h 500 to set the > > scroll back keyboard history buffer to 500 lines for the > > virtual terminal I'm using. How can I make that happen at > > boot, in the same manner as I run allscreens_flags in > > rc.conf to set other terminal parameters? I don't need > > this to set all of the virtual terminals; it would be > > nice if each terminal could be set separately. > > > > It doesn't work for me when placed in rc.conf, with either > > a direct command or attempting to use allscreens_flags. > > > > I'm using 4.10. > > > > Jay O'Brien > > Rio Linda, CA USA > > Follow-up: > > Re-reading the above could be interpreted that I want to be able > to review more keyboard lines; not so. I should not have used the > word "keyboard". I'm looking for redisplay of the screen lines. > Both kbdcontrol and vidcontrol perform that function. I've built > a workaround by adding this to root and user .cshrc: > alias bu vidcontrol -h (with a space following). > This allows me to type 'bu 500' to set the buffer to 500 lines. > > In addition, I would like to be able to set it during boot. Is > that possible? I might be misunderstanding you, but if you're talking about the number of lines you want to be able to scroll up in an xterm, I use the X resource in ~/.Xdefaults. Not sure what vidcontrol has to do with this, but the following in .Xdefaults does this for me: xterm*saveLines: 500 HTH Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ Tact, n.: The unsaid part of what you're thinking.
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