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Date:      Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:06:52 +0200
From:      Dominik Rothert <dr@domix.de>
To:        jorgandar blackmoon <jorgandar@yahoo.com>
Cc:        newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Rmaking freeBSD more pretty :)
Message-ID:  <19990912180652.A638@speed.localnet.lan>
In-Reply-To: <19990912101550.27462.rocketmail@web603.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <19990912101550.27462.rocketmail@web603.mail.yahoo.com>

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jorgandar blackmoon <jorgandar@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hello,

> 1) If you 'ls' under linux, you can configure it to color code
> directories vs. files vs. executables ect.  Not only is it really
> pretty, it's much easier for me to identify what's what.  How can this
> be done under freebsd?

Be root and...

# cd /usr/ports/misc/gnuls
# make 
# make install clean

> 2) If you press shift+ page up [down] under linux you can scroll up and
> down the console in case things dont fit on one screen (as they often
> do not.).  I CANT live without this feature, i cant get any work done
> w/o it.

Press SCROLL, release, then use pgnup and pgndown to scroll.
Press SCROLL again to deactivate scroll-mode.

> 3) is there gpm (mouse services) for freebsd?

# vidcontrol -m on

If you need it for all console,  put 
allscreen_flags="-m on" into /etc/rc.conf.

Best wishes,

Dominik Rothert.

-- 
Dominik Rothert
E-Mail: dr@domix.de
WWW:    http://www.domix.de


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