From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtpout.ev1.net ([207.44.129.134]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 183QkM-0003YZ-00 for ; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:48:42 -0400 Received: from tomass [64.246.2.248] by smtpout.ev1.net with ESMTP (SMTPD32-6.06) id AF6DC799007C; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 19:50:53 -0500 Received: from stivers_t by tomass with local (Exim 4.10) id 183Qjq-00006O-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 19:48:10 -0500 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 19:48:10 -0500 From: Thomas Stivers To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Items fly by Message-ID: <20021021004810.GA367@tomass.ev1.net> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <000701c27850$3d1490f0$3ccb8d18@erikdesktop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000701c27850$3d1490f0$3ccb8d18@erikdesktop> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Pipe commands that scroll through more or less. for example on my system this produces miles of output all in pages. slocate *.mp3 |less Thats the secret of *nix, many small utility programs, not setting scrolling settings and the like in each program. Oh yeah slocate is basically the same as locate. On 10/20/02 11:49 AM -0400, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi list. I'm using the locate command to find some diagnostic software and > potencial mount points for basic hardware like a floppy drive or a modem. I > can find what I want no problem, but I also get a lot of things I don't > want. Sometimes screens after screens. The screens scroll automaticly, and > I wonder if there's a way to change this. Failing that, is there a way to > get at the items at the top of the list without doing a locate and listening > to the whole thing over. I've done this 4 or 5 times, and it's starting to > be counter productive. I think if I could just stop the scroll where I > wanted and review the lines I'm interested in, I'd be a little more > effective. > Thanks for any advice. > Erik > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.404 / Virus Database: 228 - Release Date: 15/10/2002 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Thomas Stivers e-mail: stivers_t@ev1.net http://stivers-home.dyndns.org