How to write to console

Hello, I'd like to write to the default console of a -STABLE box. In this case, no one is logged in on that console/terminal. The commands write, talk, and wall mention writing to a terminal of a logged in user. Ideally, I'd like to clear the screen and display an 80x25 message. Does anyone

Re: How to write to console

Try redirecting to /dev/ttyv0, as in: echo My Message /dev/ttyv0 -Matt On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 09:29, Doug Poland wrote: Hello, I'd like to write to the default console of a -STABLE box. In this case, no one is logged in on that console/terminal. The commands write, talk, and wall

Re: How to write to console

Hi all, I hate to add a variation on a thread before it's been solved, but is it possible to jump into a console from an outside process? Lets say you have a remote machine and you want to check in on a process underway in ttyv0? Can you do it? (Not urgent, but a coworker and I were trying

Re: How to write to console

On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 06:49:42AM -0800, Ben Collver wrote: Doug Poland wrote: Hello, I'd like to write to the default console of a -STABLE box. In this case, no one is logged in on that console/terminal. The commands write, talk, and wall mention writing to a terminal of a logged

Re: How to write to console

Thanks for your help Dan, we'll give that a try... On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 10:40:41AM -0600, Dan Nelson wrote: In the last episode (Apr 04), Jeff Shevlen said: I hate to add a variation on a thread before it's been solved, but is it possible to jump into a console from an outside process?