Re: [Nolug] screen commands - odd

yep, did not work with multiple pages of "selected" text.

first, by marking the beginning and the end via [enter], this copies the
selection into the buffere.
second, by marking the beginning, selecting couple of pages, then on
console right-click copy, does not get anything. However, if I choose
right-click "set selection end", I will get part of the currently
visible screen to the clipboard and can paste that into the GUI text editor.

Petri

Petri Laihonen wrote:
> Scott Harney wrote:
>
>> Select text with mouse and cut and paste as your normally would from a
>> terminal.
>>
> This would probably not work with multiple pages of text (scrolled
> text), but will check
>
>> The cat>/tmp/file with the cut and paste works to. you just open the
>> file in your external GUI editor after the cut and paste.
>>
>> I normally use vi within screen so that's really not an issue for me.
>>
> This would require one of the screens to be on your local computer.
> Otherwise there would not be need for copy/paste as one could just cat
> or grep > file.txt, and then retrieve it from the server.
>
> petri
>
>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Petri Laihonen <pietu@weblizards.net
>> <mailto:pietu@weblizards.net>> wrote:
>>
>> I tried that as instructed on one of the tutorial websites, but it
>> only
>> pasted back to the screen.
>> I need to paste to a text editor or somewhere outside of the screen.
>>
>> Petri
>>
>> Scott Harney wrote:
>> > paste is ctrl-A ] (control A right-square-bracket). I do this
>> a lot:
>> >
>> > cat >> /tmp/xxxx
>> > C-a ]
>> > C-d
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Petri Laihonen
>> <pietu@weblizards.net <mailto:pietu@weblizards.net>
>> > <mailto:pietu@weblizards.net <mailto:pietu@weblizards.net>>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hmm.... I'm learning.....
>> > I was checking some tutorials and seem to be able to do most
>> of that
>> > stuff..... there were however couple of things I was unable
>> to do
>> > even
>> > with the tutorials.
>> >
>> > For example Copy / Paste:
>> > I seem to be able to copy text from the screen. However, when
>> > opening a
>> > text editor and trying to paste the text. That does not
>> work. The text
>> > is in some sort of buffer in screen, but how do I get the text
>> > from that
>> > buffer to another program?
>> >
>> > Split screen: (no more problem...... By pasting the
>> instructions
>> > here,
>> > I discovered additional characters which were not really
>> readable
>> > on the
>> > browser)
>> >
>> > Petri
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > B. Estrade wrote:
>> > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:26:51AM -0500, Dustin Puryear
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> This is really all you need to know:
>> > >>
>> > >> 1. Control-a : command mode, start with this always
>> > >>
>> > >> 2. control-a c : create
>> > >>
>> > >> 3. control-a control-a : switch to previous window (toggle)
>> > >>
>> > >> 4. control-a ": show all my available windows
>> > >>
>> > >> 5. control-a A: name the current window with a title
>> (e.g., "my
>> > log view")
>> > >>
>> > >> 6. control-a K: kill this window (e.g., it hangs)
>> > >>
>> > >> 7. control-a d: detach and go home for the day
>> > >>
>> > >> Put this in your ~/.screenrc before starting screen:
>> > >>
>> > >> hardstatus on
>> > >> hardstatus alwayslastline
>> > >> hardstatus string "%{.bW}%-w%{.rW}%n %t%{-}%+w %=%{..G} %H
>> > %{..Y} %m/%d
>> > >> %C%a "
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > > What do those do?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >> --
>> > >> Dustin Puryear
>> > >> President and Sr. Consultant
>> > >> Puryear Information Technology, LLC
>> > >> 225-706-8414 x112
>> > >> http://www.puryear-it.com
>> > >>
>> > >> Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers"
>> > >> http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices/
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Petri Laihonen wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>> I have now managed to get my SSH tunnels etc up and running
>> > when I start
>> > >>> "screen"..... It was necessary to set up ssh-agent in order
>> > to do the
>> > >>> passwordless logins. So I learned that too.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> However, screen seems to be very difficult to use, or I
>> do not
>> > >>> understand the instructions......most likely both......
>> > >>> I have not yet figured out how to interpret the
>> > instructions...... There
>> > >>> seem to be no legend....
>> > >>>
>> > >>> For instance,
>> > >>> *C-a C-b* (break)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Send a break to window.
>> > >>> *C-a B* (pow_break)
>> > >>> Reopen the terminal line and send a break.
>> > >>> *C-a C-d* (detach)
>> > >>> Detach
>> > >>> /screen/ from this terminal.
>> > >>> *C-a D D* (pow_detach)
>> > >>> Detach and logout.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> ETC.....
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I have yet to figure out what is "*C-a*"?
>> > >>> I suspected it was a "ctrl" +something else, but that
>> does not
>> > seem to
>> > >>> work.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Also, I have not yet found a way to scroll the windows
>> since
>> > the normal
>> > >>> scrollbar does not work anymore.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Someone please throw me a bone? :-)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Petri
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
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