Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:22:22 +0200 From: Thomas Stratmann <thomas.stratmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> To: David Bushong <david@bushong.net> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dumb console in single user mode Message-ID: <3B323B5E.D47A0C4E@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> References: <3B322E86.3FD9918C@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> <20010621110553.A60757@bushong.net>
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Hi, thanks for your advice, I was thinking about installing screen very soon, but at the moment I'm just after a build kernel + world and I urgently want to run mergemaster, being in single user mode (ssh for example is not working, probably some other stuff, and I'm not brave enough to install a port at that state. Do you think it could really be a problem or am I overparanoid?), I want to run vi parallelly (which forces me to use job control, as I only have one terminal in s.u. mode, screen would really be nice here; therefore I cannot cut&paste into vi...) to log the changes (I did not see the mergemaster manpage to mention it would auto-log anything, did I oversee something?). Thanks for your advice anyways, and sorry for my overlong sentences... Thomas David Bushong wrote: > > I know I've run vi in single user before (and less works), so it's not a > dumb terminal, per se. For arrow keys in less, just use 'j' to go down and > 'k' to go up a line (a la vi). For cutting and pasting, try using screen > (/usr/ports/misc/screen). It will let you cut and paste, and also allows > you to have virtual terminals and whatnot. Fair warning: it's got a bit of > a learning curve to get full utility out of it. > > --David Bushong To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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