List, is there an equivalent on Linux as "watch" under FreeBSD, as well as the "snp" or snoop device that permits one to watch what is going on in another terminal? Yes there are privacy issues here, but in a home system with a couple of folks logged in trying to help with compiling stuff, it'd be nice to see what and how they are doing it.
Thanks...
On Fri, 2005-09-16 at 16:42, Sam Drinkard wrote:
List, is there an equivalent on Linux as "watch" under FreeBSD, as well as the "snp" or snoop device that permits one to watch what is going on in another terminal? Yes there are privacy issues here, but in a home system with a couple of folks logged in trying to help with compiling stuff, it'd be nice to see what and how they are doing it.
Thanks...
You probably want to take a look at vnc. You will need to configure and start vncserver on the system you want to look at. Then you run vncviewer from your system. vncviewer can be run in a couple of modes, you can set it up so you only view or you can use it to allow you to control the other system, drive the mouse and such.
Note: if you are doing this over the Internet you will want to run this over an ssh tunnel as vnc is not secure. ssh can also help resolve firewall issues as well.
Scott,
Thanks for the info. I'm familar with VNC, and had not even thought of using that, but in another reply, Marc Powell suggests "Screen" which might work as well as the watch or better. Actually something like a whiteboard for a terminal is what I'm after, and it sounds like screen might be it.
On 16/09/05, Sam Drinkard sam@wa4phy.net wrote:
List, is there an equivalent on Linux as "watch" under FreeBSD, as well as the "snp" or snoop device that permits one to watch what is going on in another terminal? Yes there are privacy issues here, but in a home system with a couple of folks logged in trying to help with compiling stuff, it'd be nice to see what and how they are doing it.
If you've got expect installed you'll probably have kibitz which I suspect is exactly what you're after. It's dead handy.
kibitz (1) - allow two people to interact with one shell
INTRODUCTION kibitz allows two (or more) people to interact with one shell (or any arbitrary program). Uses include:
· A novice user can ask an expert user for help. Using kibitz, the expert can see what the user is doing, and offer advice or show how to do it right.
· By running kibitz and then starting a full-screen editor, people may carry out a conversation, retaining the ability to scroll backwards, save the entire conversation, or even edit it while in progress.
· People can team up on games, document editing, or other cooperative tasks where each person has strengths and weaknesses that complement one another.
Will.
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