linux-kernel - Re: tty driver

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Message-ID: <20120501003037.0fd545b8@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 1 May 2012 00:30:37 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Sri Ram Vemulpali <sri.ram.gmu06@...il.com>
Cc:	kernelnewbies <Kernelnewbies@...nelnewbies.org>,
	Kernel-newbies <kernelnewbies@...linux.org>,
	linux-kernel-mail <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: tty driver

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:17:30 -0400
Sri Ram Vemulpali <sri.ram.gmu06@...il.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> I am working on paging feature on tty, pty outputting. Is there anyway
> I can do paging output at tty drivers by way of setting some options
> using ioctl or ....

Things like page dimensions and escape code management are userspace
handled in Linux. If you must fake it via a tty then I'd suggest you
write a pty/tty using app, if not then pipe it through more.

For the former case a simple expect script should do it.
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