* david ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> How can i set the scroll-back buffer of xterm or kde console to about
> 5000 or so lines
> and how can i capture the output at the same time as using it
> ge not > xxx.text
> 
> thank you
 
In your ~/.Xdefaults file, create the line

xterm*saveLines: 2000

If you want to capture text, try the script program,
To start capturing text, type
$ script
or 
$ script filename

Then do what you like, and type
$ exit
Or press CTRL-D to finish

The default script name is typescript.

Tom.
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