Split or switch ssh pseudoconsole

[John Almberg]

On Jun 27, 2008, at 6:12 PM, John Almberg wrote:

>> John Almberg wrote:
>>> I log into my remote server using ssh. As I understand it, this  
>>> gets me into a pseudo terminal. Is there any I can easily switch  
>>> to another pseudo terminal, in the same way you can switch to  
>>> another virtual terminal if you are logged into a local machine?
>>>
>>> Even better, is there a way to split a ssh console so you can see  
>>> both and switch between pseudo terminals with a couple of  
>>> keystrokes? (Kinda like vi split screen?)
>>>
>>> -- John
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>> /usr/ports/sysutils/screen
>
> Wow... be careful what you wish for! I've been wishing for  
> something like this for awhile. And now that you've pointed it out,  
> I see it's documented in BSD Hacks (a new book that I haven't spent  
> enough time with, yet)
>
> Thanks!

Oooooo.... cool! Just worked through the tutorial in BSD Hacks  
(excellent book, BTW). Screen does what I wanted in a very, very  
simple way. An it has a whole bunch of other features that are a bit  
more complicated, but very useful.

Can't believe I've never found this before. Very nice...

-- John