I need to be able to send text out for a simple help system. What I need is
something that will read text down to some sort of break symbol or group of
symbols and then stop, prompt the user for a carrage return or space or some
other control character in order to send more text.
I have tried less, more and the man pages reader, all work OK as long as
the request comes from a local connection, as soon as the connection to the
local device has to go through one or more nodes, (this is a packet switch
for a packet radio network) when any of the above sends text it sends the
whole thing, I think it is probably a issue with the handling of the
screens, but
I need to be able to control the pagination on the text file end, I tried the
contols in less (-z and -y) but to no avail, I still get the whole dump when I
request the info.
So I guess what I am looking for is a very dumb 'more' which allows me
to control the number of lines sent based on characters in the text file it's
self.
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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