Comments on: Unix Trick: Block-and-Page http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/ Interesting bits of information and editorial, evolving online since 1995. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Russ http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/comment-page-1/#comment-18846 Russ Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:01:00 +0000 http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/#comment-18846 Under Mac OS X I sometimes do a variation on this using the 'say' command line utility that speaks whatever text you give it. For example: cp -rp /media/cdrom/* 10.1 ; say "copy finished" Useful for when you've got the window in the background or you're near your computer at least. Under Mac OS X I sometimes do a variation on this using the ‘say’ command line utility that speaks whatever text you give it. For example:
cp -rp /media/cdrom/* 10.1 ; say “copy finished”
Useful for when you’ve got the window in the background or you’re near your computer at least.

]]> By: The Ji Village News » View and kill processes in Linux and Solaris http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/comment-page-1/#comment-18741 The Ji Village News » View and kill processes in Linux and Solaris Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:16:24 +0000 http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/#comment-18741 [...] This is more of note to myself as I am doing more work on Linux and Solaris environment. Hope you find it helpful. Let’s just say I have a long, long way to go before I reach Dannyman’s level. [...] [...] This is more of note to myself as I am doing more work on Linux and Solaris environment. Hope you find it helpful. Let’s just say I have a long, long way to go before I reach Dannyman’s level. [...]

]]> By: Fee http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/comment-page-1/#comment-18707 Fee Fri, 11 Aug 2006 02:02:02 +0000 http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/#comment-18707 I like that... what other mail command you have. maybe one for a block echo command that need to be redirected to you work e-mail I like that… what other mail command you have. maybe one for a block echo command that need to be redirected to you work e-mail

]]> By: Ji Village News http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/comment-page-1/#comment-18276 Ji Village News Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:05:04 +0000 http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/#comment-18276 Great trick! Keep 'em coming. It's in my Google Notebook now :) Great trick! Keep ‘em coming.

It’s in my Google Notebook now :)

]]> By: Nick http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/comment-page-1/#comment-18274 Nick Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:34:51 +0000 http://dannyman.toldme.com/2006/07/26/unix-trick-block-and-page/#comment-18274 Ha ha Danny ... you're still helping me and you don't work here anymore! Ha ha Danny … you’re still helping me and you don’t work here anymore!

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