How can I dump the contents of my command shell buffer to a file,
using recent bash?
I googled up an exmple using zsh but I don't really want to use zsh

Harry Putnam wrote:
How can I dump the contents of my command shell buffer to a file,
using recent bash?

You mean the shell's command history?

Try 'history' or 'fc -l' (with appropriate arguments to view more than
the default) and redirect the output.

Janis

I googled up an exmple using zsh but I don't really want to use zsh

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:51:12 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote:

However when I do want something from in there it involves a lot of
scrolling and squinting. I've often thought how nice it would be to
be able to grep it. So if it were dumpted to a file I could do that
handily.

`script' can accomplish that but in a more round about way.

Notice: This may not work if your buffer is too big.

got it you are using xterm.

1. Point your mouse after the last on the xterm and do a single click.
Don't wory if you see no effect from this click.
2. Move you mouse to the scoll bar and scroll to the top of the window.
3. Hold down shift and click before the first word. All the text
should become highlighted.
4. Now click your right mouse button and select copy.
5. your favorite text editor, and in it right click and choose paste.

stonerfish

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:10:25 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote:

How can I dump the contents of my command shell buffer to a file,
using recent bash?

I googled up an exmple using zsh but I don't really want to use zsh

, I looked at the xterm man page.

The xterm mainMenu pops up when the key and pointer
button one are pressed in a window. This menu contains items that
apply to both the VT102 and Tektronix windows.

Log to File (logging)
Captures text sent to the screen in a logfile, as in the
-l logging option.

Seems pretty simple. Does that work?
ps. Please forgive my multiple answers to your question. If one works
use it. If none, then just ignore me.

stonerfish

Good info, thanks posters.
Now does anyone know if some way to get at the scrollback buffer of a
console terminal (no X) is possible?
(aside from `screen' I mean)
The default TERM here in that scenario is `linux'

Looking back over this thread I didn't see any responses to the
question about doing some kind of dump from a text (console) terminal.
Anyone know if aside from the nifty screen program, there is any built
in way to do that?