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  • From: Lee Forrest <lforrestster AT gmail.com>
  • To: BasicLinux List <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Ratpoison-Lsof-Par: New Add-ons from David Moberg
  • Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 18:00:50 +0000

On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 02:52:32PM +1300, 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
> Lee Forrest wrote:
> >
> > > Why not run top in an xterm and block-copy the output:
> >
> > Because the BL3 top doesn't have that option.
>
> It has nothing to do with top. It is a feature of X.
> A *very* useful feature. I use it many times every day.
>
> > Unless you are referring to some other technique.
> > If you are, then please share it with me.
>
> Block (highlight) text in xterm (or other application)
> by holding down the left mouse-button and moving the
> mouse. Bring up a different xterm (or application)
> and press the center mouse-button to copy the entire
> block.

I'm not _that_ ignorant of X, Steven. But I don't know
how to do that in a script. Better a script with ps
than running top and cut&pasting the output every minute
for 16 minutes.

Lee

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