Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:45:06 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: "Brunoc@quipo.it" <brunoc@quipo.it>, "Marty Landman" <MLandman@face2interface.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to map pfkeys to screen -r cmds Message-ID: <200311161045.06911.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <047801c3abcf$484ea740$0dc35e3e@computer> References: <6.0.0.22.0.20031114190056.11752140@pop.face2interface.com> <047801c3abcf$484ea740$0dc35e3e@computer>
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On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 09:45, brunoc@quipo.it wrote: > On Saturday, November 15, 2003,Marty Landman wrote: > >Thought I recently read something in the Handbook about being able to > >switch screens easily using the pfkeys but didn't see the how of it. T= oday > >learned the screen cmd following a tip from the fbds Diary but the > >usefulness would be greatly enhanced with some quick way to go through= the > >screens. How hard is this effect to set up, either with or w/o screens= ? > >Also I'm ssh'ing into my session in case that matters. > > > >Marty Landman Face 2 Interface Inc 845-679-9387 > >Sign On Required: Web membership software for your site > >Make a Website: http://face2interface.com/Home/Demo.shtml > > Marty, > > to switch between screens (there are eight pre-configured > virtual screens on FreeBSD,named /dev/stty0 to /dev/stty7, > stty0 being also the console output for system messages), I must say you seem to have a rather unusual FreeBSD setup. On my 4.7-STABLE machine I believe the default number of=20 virtual consoles is 16 with the first 12 having by default /dev entries /dev/ttyv0 to /dev/ttyvb; certainly not /dev/stty0 ... and are selectable with Alt-f1 to Alt-f12 when active. By default the first 8 consoles are activated for login in /etec/ttys. (When inside X you need Ctl-Alt-f1 etc. otherwise the combination gets captured by X) > you use the key combination Alt-Ctrl-F1 to Alt-Ctrl-F8, > or Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F8 (the latter ones do not work if you want > to switch to screen 0-8 while you are in your desktop > environment or window manager). Alt-f1 etc; not Ctl-f1 etc. > If you started X-window,by using a window manager > or a desktop environment,normally it uses virtual screen > #10 (you can change the virtual screens in the /etc/ttys file). X usually starts on the first inactive virtual terminal, which usually is= =20 /dev/ttyv8. If started through ttys then it actually ignores the virtual=20 terminal number in the entry. In this case you switch to the X display with Ctl-Alt-f9 or simply Alt-f9= =2E Virtual consoles not otherwise active can be used for input/output consoles for your own programs.=20 Malcolm Kay > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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