Tony Nelson wrote: > > The text consoles don't have any scrollback of their own. Neither does > bash -- the default gnome-terminal provides scrollback. > One small exception - the VT (Ctrl-Alt-F1 through F6) have a scrollback as long as you are at that console. You lose it when you change to another console, or back to X. (Try Shift-Page Up). This also works in xterm, and most other X terminal programs. The difference is that X terms don't lose the scrollback buffer when you change to another windows. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!