From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42EFD3F86B for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:08:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (IDENT:root@lacrosse.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.154]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g2NG8em06539 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:08:40 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) id g2NG8eE13642 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:08:40 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) with ESMTP id g2NG8ei13638 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:08:40 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g2NG8em06535 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:08:40 -0500 Received: from lowblow.svc.tds.net (lowblow.svc.tds.net [204.246.1.39]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g2NG6Uu17922 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:06:30 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.1] ([66.222.63.40]) by lowblow.svc.tds.net with ESMTP id <20020323160839.FSS18386.lowblow@[66.222.63.40]> for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:08:39 -0600 Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:08:46 -0600 (CST) From: "John J. Boyer" X-X-Sender: To: Subject: Screen Command vs. Virtual Consoles Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello, Is there any advantage of using the screen command over using virtual consoles? How do I increase the number of virtual consoles on my Redhat 7.1 system from 6 to 12? How does one paste between virtual consoles? I could use the cut-and-paste feature of BRLTTY, but it seems toi me that a similar feature should be available using virtual consoles. Thanks. John -- Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703