Once upon a time Damon Andrew Wasson wrote:
>
> On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Anthony E. Greene wrote:
> >
> > Use "mc" (Midnight Commander) to get around. It's a file viewer/manager
> > that's a knockoff of Norton commander. It lets you view files (F3) even if
> > they're compressed (filename.gz). Since a lot of the FAQS and HOWTOS are
> > compressed, it comes in very handy. Most of those docs are in /usr/docs.
>
> Thanks for the tip!
>
> > Linux has a feature called Virtual Terminal that lets you login multiple
> > times by pressing Alt-F2/F3/F4... The default login is on Alt-F1, but
> > that's not obvious since that's where it lands you when it boots. So I
> > sometimes view documentation on the first terminal, then use Alt-F2 to view
> > the associated configuration file or test the associated command, then
> > Alt-F1 to get back to the documentation.
>
> is this in X, or at the prompt?
No, not X. As soon as Linux finishes booting you have a number (I
think you can configure this, in /etc/login.defs or some such) of
virtual consoles, each of which will allow you to login as
(potentially) a different user.
As has been mentioned you get to console n by Alt-Fn. The default
number, IIRC, is 6. When you start X it occupies "console" 7. And you
can get back to the others from X by Control-Alt-Fn...(So if your X
locks up you can always get to a console and kill it).
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