Screenshot of a console
Support knowledgebase (console_screenshot)
Applies to
SuSE Linux: All versions
Request:
You want to save the content of a console to a file or handle it in
another way.
Procedure:
You'll see the image of the terminals in the device files vcs and vcsa. You
can access them as user
root. When you'd like to see the content of e.g. console three, you'll find it
in /dev/vcs3:
linux:~ # cat /dev/vcs3
Welcome to SuSE Linux 7.1 (i386) - Kernel 2.4.0-4GB (tty3).
linux login: root
Password:
Last login: Fri Mar 23 10:41:40 on tty2
Have a lot of fun...
linux:~ #
The device files vsaX contain the content of the consoles and the attributes
of the terminal.
Keywords: SCREENSHOT, KONSOLE, CONSOLE
SDB-console_screenshot, Copyright SuSE Linux AG, Nürnberg, Germany
- Version: 03. Sep 2001
SuSE Linux AG - Last generated: 24. Apr 2002 by ast (sdb_gen 1.40.0)