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Old 10-12-2006
how to force output to screen??
hi,
is there anyway i can force a output of a command to the monitor.
for example
Code:
banner hello > /dev/console

it will show a hello in the console, so how do i make it to appear on the monitor screen when the console is been minmize.
# 2  
Old 10-12-2006
You could use a syslog configuration and use the logger command to do this.
# 3  
Old 10-13-2006
hi,



Code:
id.so.1: say : fatal: libbsd.so : open failed : No such file or directory KILLed

what does it means and how do i solve it ???

Thanks
Last edited by ckng; 10-13-2006 at 03:15 AM..
# 4  
Old 10-13-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by ckng
hi,
is there anyway i can force a output of a command to the monitor.
for example
Code:
banner hello > /dev/console

it will show a hello in the console, so how do i make it to appear on the monitor screen when the console is been minmize.
May be http://ldots.org/xosd-guide/index.html will help you, there is also perl-extension http://search.cpan.org/~gozer/X-Osd-0.7/Osd.pm
# 5  
Old 10-13-2006
hi Hitori,

sorry, i am using unix sh machine. so i am nt sure whether the link have any use. But Thanks anyway. Do u have any links or website about unix sh code on

[id.so.1: say : fatal: libbsd.so : open failed : No such file or directory KILLed]..???


Thank You
# 6  
Old 10-13-2006
Do you need sh-scripting?? Then look at http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
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Old 10-13-2006
ckng, please consult the rules.


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