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vi hangs when run in /dev/console under LXC
I'm running an Arch Linux container from within lxc. The lxc-start command connects to the internal /dev/console, on which I have agetty running using the following command:
/sbin/agetty --noclear -a ...
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Move terminal emulator process from xorg to tty? [duplicate]
Is it possible (and if so, how?) to move a process from a terminal emulator running in X to a different virtual terminal, so that I can restart the X server without killing the process running in the ...
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messages appearing when not desired
I have SSH access to a CentOS box and I have a strange behavior of that box, I have never seen before.
Lets say I am editing a file with vi or displaying tail -f of a file. Every time the server has ...
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Why are multiple command-line terminal consoles available/running at the same time on RHEL systems?
I'm studying for the RHCSA and am trying to wrap my mind around a seemingly basic concept: terminal consoles. I don't understand how/why RHEL systems make 6 terminal consoles (/dev/ttyN) available ...
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Can I use xterm to read/write to a pts without spawning another process (e.g a shell)?
I have a process which reads and writes to a pseudo terminal. I would like to open xterm and have it open a pseudo terminal and leave it open so I can communicate with this process without creating ...
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What happens when Ctrl + Alt + F<Num> is pressed?
I am looking for an explanation of what happens in Linux when this key combination is pressed to change the current terminal. In particular, what software component intercepts this key combination and ...
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How to undo in spreadsheet calculator sc?
spreadsheet calculator sc is a very old console-based program. It does what the name says. I cannot find how to undo an operation in its man page. I currently use it together with RCS, ie. manually ...
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Show current “setterm” values/settings
I know that setterm can be used to adjust parameters such as screen blanking time on a virtual console. How can I show the current setterm settings/values for all parameters?
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Tmux output is slower when vertical splits exist: why?
When I use Tmux and split the window into panes, I notice that programs are quite a bit slower to print out lines of text when there is vertical split (two panes side by side) than when there is a ...
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Can I configure bash to execute “clear” before every command typed in the console?
I would like to configure bash to execute clear command every time I type some command in the terminal (before executing my command). How can I do that?
I'm using Debian Linux.
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What is the difference between a Console, Shell, Terminal, Terminal emulator, Terminal multiplexer, and a Window manager?
For example. What is the difference between a default 'interface/console' of FreeBSD/archlinux, vs Terminal, vs Terminal emulator like Xterm, vs Terminal multiplexer like tmux, vs Window manager like ...
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why there are six getty processes running on my desktop?
My desktop system is:
$ uname -a
Linux xmachine 3.0.0-13-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 2 13:25:36 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
By running ps a | grep getty, I get this output:
900 tty4 ...
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How can I check which terminal definitions are available?
The bulk of the question is in title, but to elaborate a little:
On most Linuxes I can find /usr/share/terminfo -type f. But on Solaris machine I have nearby - this directory doesn't even exist.
I ...
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Is there any way to have console (rogue) mode programs take over only part of the terminal screen?
I like the command line because it preserves the context of what I'm doing. But if I use a "rogue" mode program like vi or less, the whole screen gets taken over.
Is a middle way possible, where the ...
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How to clear terminal completely?
When we use clear command or Ctrl+L in terminal, it clears terminal but we can still scroll back to view the last used commands. Is there a way to completely clear the terminal?
