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From: Peter Nilsson <peternil@pnidv96.univ.hv.se>
To: blinux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: Screen capturing:
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 22:29:35 +0100 (MET)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.93.961201222515.162A-100000@pnidv96.univ.hv.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961130015728.28926A-100000@hyperion.dynanet.com>

On Sat, 30 Nov 1996, Luke Davis wrote:

> What I want, is to be able to copy what's already on the console/terminal
> screen, to a terminal/file/console.
> 

The contents on the virtual consoles can be read via the device files
vcs* (see man vcs). The vcs<n> where n>0 contains the _text_ on the
virtual console n. vcs0 has the contents on the currently displayed vc.
The vcsa* give you the same, but also contain the cursor position, screen
size and attributes.

I don't think there is a way to get the contents of the screen of a tty
other than the vc:s, but I'm not sure.


 -- 
HaDe/P


      parent reply	other threads:[~ UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 Luke Davis
 ` Nikhil Nair
   ` AARON HOWELL
     ` site report William Loughborough
   ` Screen capturing: Jim Van Zandt
 ` Peter Nilsson [this message]

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