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Documentation/sysrq.txt: How to scroll back on console.

PATCH New Nicholas Dronen 1 participant 1 message Nov 30, 2000

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Hi,

This might be useful to add to Documentation/sysrq.txt.

Regards,

Nick

sysrq.txt Wed Nov 29 17:23:33 2000 renamed from sysrq.txt.orig Wed Nov 29 17:13:18 2000 +4 -1
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
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 On x86   - You press the key combo 'ALT-SysRQ-<command key>'. Note - Some
            (older?) may not have a key labeled 'SysRQ'. The 'SysRQ' key is
-           also known as the 'Print Screen' key.
+           also known as the 'Print Screen' key.  To scroll back (as
+           you often need to do to view all of the output of some
+           SysRQ commands), simply press shift-pageup.  (I only know
+           this to work on x86.  It might work elsewhere as well.)
 
 On SPARC - You press 'ALT-STOP-<command key>', I believe.
 

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