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Hi,
I'm using a Thinkpad running Linux Mint 21.3.
When you're in a TTY and execute a command such as ps aux, sometimes a lot of text is printed as an output, perhaps multiple screens worth. However, I can't find out how I'm supposed to be able to read the text that has scrolled off the screen. I've tried the cursor keys and shift + Pg Up, but it doesn't work. This has bugged me for a while, usually when I'm in an emergency and it's hard to find any instructions addressing this problem.
Does anyone have a solution to this?
Thanks
TeleTYpe doesn't have a scrollback buffer. If think you might want to go back, pipe output to more or less. (eagerly waiting for 'more or less what?' :)
Usually the first thing I do when at the console or in a terminal is to fire up a tmux session. That has a scrollback buffer, and it allows multiple windows and panes.
The Linux tty used to have a scroll back, but it got ripped out by the "use something else" crowd. less is more than more but most is the most. Or, you can lookatpg.
Yanking scrollback buffer from 5.7.11+ kernel was a seriously disappointing devolution.
Make a habit of running screen command after each VT login, or at least before running any command expected to produce more than one screen of output, and you will have a scrollback buffer, plus other options. man screen
Last edited by mrmazda; 05-12-2024 at 03:36 PM.
Reason: typo fix include omitted /
Agree with mrmazda. Was extremely disappointing to see that feature ripped out. screen/tmux is the usual solution now, but even that isn't a complete replacement for what we've lost.
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