help with text mode
 

Im running linux in text mode and the ls -l or any ls does its job but i can only see the bottom of dir.. is there anyway to do a dir/w or anything like that like windows does.. second is there a way to change font size in command mode?

thank you, anyhelp would be great

Try ls -x ...
Or ls -l | less
Read man ls

As for the font-size ... there's varied terminal sizes
(rowsxcolumns) that will affect that ... are you using frame-
buffer or are you using the "normal" terminal?


Cheers,
Tink

Use something along the lines of - though for most shells you can just use page up and down to get to whichever part you want.

Font size is usually shell-specific - have a look at the man page for which ever one you're using (aterm, Eterm, konsole etc.).

Cheers,

mj

Ya some information that may help,

im running FC2
Im using the basic text mode offerd with package.

not sure if that helps.

also that read man ls , thing im stuck in it =( im at the end and it wont let me exit it has (end) and i jam enter 1million times but nothing works.

thanks

Try pressing 'q' :}


Cheers,
Tink

lol, they should really have a smiley for blushing..

ya after my second run in i found that q will get you oug ><..


Anyway, still trying figure out how to change font..

im not running a shell in Gnome but im in text mode...

im logged in as username or root sometimes but the shell is always the same..

well if u have any brakethroughs on the font thing let me know.


tink = lifesaver

later

This is what i did when i started off 8 days ago:

$ ls --help

or

$ ls --help |more

:D enjoyyy

edit: I love to see my console filled with colours..blue directories... green files etc etc... linux is sooo kewl :P