> > Oh dear, I've forgotten what the bash cli is to see the output of a > > command line input (it dumps result to screen). Pretty much the same > > bash functionality as Ctrl-R gives one a rolling history of entered > > commands. > > > > Coul someone please remind me :-) > > > > TiA, and have a great day! > > > > Stu@ > > > > Are you thinking of Shift+PageUp & Shift+PageDown buttons to scroll > through large output displays Thanks Don. Yes, similar to Shift{PageUp|PageDown} which are keystroke sequences in themselves to manipulate command line view, what I have in mind brings any background processes/output to the command line. I've manned bash and perused 'trap' and the 'bg|fg|&' functionality, and it's similar to that. Thanks so far guys :-) Stu@ -- Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.