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[a129878]

what is the virtual console key stroke to page up and down the 7 virtual consoles in a BSD server ?

 

[graudeejs]

Hit scroll-lock and then pg-up/donw or arrow keys up/down
When want to loave, hit scroll-lock again

 

[shuxuef]

Hit scroll-lock and then pg-up/donw or arrow keys up/down
When want to loave, hit scroll-lock again

I thought a129878 is asking how to switch between consoles, which is realized by pressing (ctrl+)Alt+ F1 to (ctrl+)Alt + F8 for those 8 consoles.

 

[wblock@]

what is the virtual console key stroke to page up and down the 7 virtual consoles in a BSD server ?

To switch to the next console, it's PrintScrn. See syscons(4).
But alt-f1, alt-f2, etc are more convenient.

 

[graudeejs]

I thought a129878 is asking how to switch between consoles, which is realized by pressing (ctrl+)Alt+ F1 to (ctrl+)Alt + F8 for those 8 consoles.

I wasn't sure....

 

[Stefan Andritoiu]

Hit scroll-lock and then pg-up/donw or arrow keys up/down
When want to leave, hit scroll-lock again

What can I do if I don't have a ScrollUnlock key? I have an Inspiron 3537, and it doesn't seem to have a Scroll Unlock key.

 

[shuxuef]

What can i do if i don't have a ScrollUnlock key? I have an Inspiron 3537, and it doesn't seem to have a Scroll Unlock key.

While graudeejs didn't mention a ScrollUnlock key, you might be saying that you don't even have a ScrollLock key? If you don't have a ScrollLock key, then you might want to learn how to use a terminal multiplexer, e.g. sysutils/tmux, which also allows you to do copy-and-paste without using your mouse.

But someone else might have a better suggestion.

 

[wblock@]

What can I do if I don't have a ScrollUnlock key? I have an Inspiron 3537, and it doesn't seem to have a Scroll Unlock key.

On some Dells, Fn-F6 is the scroll lock combination.