Re: [RP] Re: copy text from terminal window

[Shawn Betts]

Joe Corneli <address@hidden> writes:

>    Try running your shell in 'screen'.  It allows you to copy from your
>    scrollback buffer.
> 
> See also the top of
> 
> http://ratpoison.elektrubadur.se/How_do_I..
> 
> Getting good copying back and forth between screen and the rest of
> the world seems to be an outstanding issue, though there have been
> some suggestions put forth about how it might be done.

when VIM is in an xterm, doesn't VIM check the DISPLAY variable and if
it's defined, copy it's cut buffer into the X cut buffer?

Seems like that's the thing to do for screen too.

-Shawn