On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 23:20 +0200, Nigel Henry wrote: > If I'm in text mode and run a command like, ls /usr/bin, I get a load of text > scrolling by with no way to get back to the start of it. What command do I > need to use so that I can scroll back through the text? Or are there any > specific key combinations that will do this? > > I looked at "man ls" and "man tail", but there didn't seem to be any help > there. > > Thanks. > > Nigel. > I am not sure why you can't use the scroll feature of the terminal window to do this. In seetting up an xterminal you can vary the size of the scroll buffer. -- ======================================================================= NOTICE: Anyone seen smoking will be assumed to be on fire and will be summarily put out. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
