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From: bs@augusta.UUCP (Burch Seymour)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Any way to implement "Boss is coming" program?
Message-ID: <578@augusta.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Aug-87 11:44:49 EDT
Article-I.D.: augusta.578
Posted: Tue Aug 25 11:44:49 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 27-Aug-87 01:07:36 EDT
References: <282@axis.fr>
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in article <282@axis.fr>, philip@axis.fr (Philip Peake) says:
> 
> In article <234@mv04.ecf.toronto.edu>, ctfg@ecf.toronto.edu (Caspar the Friendly Ghost) writes:
>> I would like to be able, with as few key strokes and as much speed
>> as possible, to blank the screen of the current job, and replace it
>> with something looking more like official "work".

I missed the original article so I don't know if you mentioned what system
you are using, but there was a source posted on comp.sources.unix (I believe)
called screen that will do what you want. Screen allows windows on a 
4.3 BSD system. You can have things running in up to 10 windows and
switch by using ctrl-a # to any of the windows that are open. I use it
all the time now. It's very useful to be able to let a script run
in the foreground and still be able to switch to other activities.

-bs-