^s sends a stop to the terminal ^q starts it again. Some apps (xrvt?) do the same with the scroll-lock key
On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 12:18, Nick Rout wrote: > I recall from dos days there were control sequences to stop a big > scrolling app, and then to let it scroll again. I think it just paused > the output to screen, rather than stopping the app. I seem to recall > ctrl-q <??> > > Can you do this in linux? > -- > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
