Screen: How to copy paste between ttys?

[Deboo Geek]

On 5/8/05, Allan Wind <allan_wind at lifeintegrity.com> wrote:
> On 2005-05-08T11:31:08-0400, Allan Wind wrote:
> > On 2005-05-08T17:12:28+0530, Deboo Geek wrote:
> > > How do I copy/paste between different screens running on different
> > > ttys? And is there some console program that is something like the
> > > console "note" program and also runs under X (as a native X app, not
> > > in an xterm window)
> >
> > If you use "screen" (which was probably not what you meant in the
> > above):
> >
> > ctrl-a [ # enter copy mode
> > navigate to where you want to go # arrow keys, /? for searching
> > space # start copy
> > space # end copy
> > go to the xterm you want to paste into
> 
> If xterms are running under the same screen.  Otherwise you need to use
> ctrl-a > to write to file, and ctrl-a < to read it (if two different
> screens, or just use the file written by the first screen).
> 
> > ctrl-a ] # exit copy mode
> >
> > This sounds complicated but actually works remarkably well after doing
> > it a few times.

Thanks Alan, that was what I needed to know, two different "screen"
running under different ttys or one on console and one under an xterm.
Screen is coool!

Regards,
Deboo

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