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From: shankar@hpclscu.HP.COM (Shankar Unni)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Console windows in X11R2
Message-ID: <1340053@hpclscu.HP.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 89 21:55:24 GMT
References: <10220@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Calif. Language Lab
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>  I'm running HP-UX 6.5 on a 9000/370, and I'm trying to get a console
>  window in X11R2 (almost R3 according to my SE :-)  I notice that
>  both xterm and tterm have a -C option to make the window recieve
>  console output, but neither seems to be supported.  I'm also using

Create a file called "/usr/lib/X11/Xconsoles" with lines of the following form

# comments, if any
0

The 0 refers to the seat number. If you have multiple seats, I'm told that "*" works, but it's usually a good idea to let only seat 0 grab the console.

>  Also, while I'm here.  Has anyone gotten the history mechanism for
>  csh to work in X-windows?  It only seems to save the very last command.

Make sure that you have a line in your .cshrc file that sets history.

E.g.


 if ($?prompt) then
    # for interactive shells only
    # ...
    
    set history = 100 # or whatever
    set savehist = 100
    
    #...
 endif

Be aware that csh does not continually update the .history file: it is written
only when csh exits. Which means that if you want to save history from session
to session, only the history of the last shell to exit is remembered. If you
simply want history for your current session, then don't set savehist.
----
Shankar.