On Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:19:13 -0500 Richard Owlett said: > I have two questions: > 1. What should replace "????" as I'll be using DVD1 of Debian 9.1.0 > as my "repository"? > 2. As I expect the console display may exceed the scroll back limits, > I wish to pipe the console display for later reference without > impeding answering any prompts I get. I've seen a description for > doing that, but I can't remember it. Pointers?
No idea about (1), but for (2) you can use this: ~# command 2>&1 | tee command.log With "tee" you create/squash the output file anew. With "tee -a" you append to it. Regards -- Abdullah Ramazanoglu