Re: How to increase the number of lines in the GNU command window?

[Quentin Spencer]

The Grumps wrote:
> Is it possible to increase the number of lines in the GNU command 
> window, as an easier alternative to using a diary file to trace back 
> in the command/output log?

Your question is a bit vague. What do you mean by "GNU command window"? 
Are you asking about the number of lines that are buffered in the 
terminal so you can scroll up and see them? Setting this value depends 
on what terminal program you're using. If you're using the cygwin 
version of octave, I think the terminal is rxvt, and the number of lines 
can be set in the .Xdefaults file in your home directory (I don't know 
where that is for cygwin). Creating a .Xdefaults file with this line 
would save the last 1000 lines:

rxvt*saveLines:        1000

If you get that working, you can also set other parameters, like the 
colors and font, for example:

rxvt*font:              "Lucida Console-12"
rxvt*geometry:          80x50+0+0
rxvt*foreground:        white
rxvt*background:        black



-Quentin