Re: [expert] console questions
Duh!! Thanks - I used '^z' to suspend the mp3 player but forgot that it was - well - SUSPENDED! Thanks again, Mike Saturday, KevinO mused: > Michael Holt wrote: > > Hey all, > > Thing is, when I hit '^z' to leave the mp3 > > player, the sound stops too. I would like to leave the sound on and then > > do something else in the foreground. > > > After you do the CTRL-z, type bg and the 'job' will continue in the > background. Type fg and you can bring the job back into the foreground again. > > - -- > KevinO > > Matz's Law: > A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. -- Michael Holt Banning, CA(o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com < Bad or missing mouse driver. Spank the cat? (Y/N) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] console questions
On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 02:09, Michael Holt wrote: > Hey all, > ok, I'm starting to get more and more into using the console since > I've been discovering how much faster it moves on my 366Mhz laptop :-) > I've learned how to suspend jobs and put them in fg / bg; is it possible > to start a console-based mp3 player and then, say, open vi and write or > open pine and read email? Thing is, when I hit '^z' to leave the mp3 > player, the sound stops too. I would like to leave the sound on and then > do something else in the foreground. > you can start it in the background via 'mpg123 myfile.mp3 &' Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] console questions
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael Holt wrote: > Hey all, > Thing is, when I hit '^z' to leave the mp3 > player, the sound stops too. I would like to leave the sound on and then > do something else in the foreground. > After you do the CTRL-z, type bg and the 'job' will continue in the background. Type fg and you can bring the job back into the foreground again. - -- KevinO Matz's Law: A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE93+GojBS1mMJB+bQRAnJ6AJ469dVSDwOp1n2F7BrbTT+05sVIOwCgs6lx NWyCee8+kikxt7IjZ4oCRZ8= =4XQL -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
