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From: "Jukka Similä" <lmkjuksi@info1.info.tampere.fi>
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Subject: Re: Tip #1 of the day :-)
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Malartre wrote:
> 
> Michael Henry wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > If you want than your command start in the background, add a " &" at the
> > > end. Exemple:
> > > You want to start Xfree86 but dont want it to use one of your precious
> > > terminal.
> > > ---
> > > startx &
> > > ---
> >
> > What's the point? Once you have X started you can have as many terminals as
> > you want. (xterms, that is).

If you want to use virtual terminals (or whatever they are called),
Alt+F1, Alt+F2, Alt+F3, Alt+F4
when you are in text mode and Ctrl+Alt+F? under X. Alt+F4 switches to X
if you have it running.
If you have started X with startx from ttyv0 (Alt+F1), that means it's
unuseable until X is killed.
If you started X background, like startx&, then ttyv0 is available. It's
very nice to switch from graphics mode to text mode with Ctrl+Alt+F?
when you need 25 (or 24) line mode.

> >
> I was joking: but who want to load 50 terminal?
> I dont do all my job under X. Anyway, it was only for showing what you
> can do.
> Any other tips :-)
> --

Jukka Similä <lmkjuksi@info1.info.tampere.fi>

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