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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Increase Scrollback Possible?
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 14:46:06 +0100
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5pkinn$5t7@news1-alterdial.uu.net>,
Todd D Suess <root@cracked.inspace.net> writes:
> Is it possible to increase the amount of "scrollback" on console terminals via
> the scroll lock key, and if so, how?
kbdcontrol -h X
where X > 24. DO NOT do it for X < 25 or it will crash your machine
(after the next kbdcontrol -h). I've just fixed this in 2.2 & -current.
> Todd
>
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
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