On 2005-05-08T11:31:08-0400, Allan Wind wrote: > On 2005-05-08T17:12:28+0530, Deboo Geek wrote: > > How do I copy/paste between different screens running on different > > ttys? And is there some console program that is something like the > > console "note" program and also runs under X (as a native X app, not > > in an xterm window) > > If you use "screen" (which was probably not what you meant in the > above): > > ctrl-a [ # enter copy mode > navigate to where you want to go # arrow keys, /? for searching > space # start copy > space # end copy > go to the xterm you want to paste into
If xterms are running under the same screen. Otherwise you need to use ctrl-a > to write to file, and ctrl-a < to read it (if two different screens, or just use the file written by the first screen). > ctrl-a ] # exit copy mode > > This sounds complicated but actually works remarkably well after doing > it a few times. /Allan
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