Re: Text output utility wanted
From: Bela Lubkin (belal_at_sco.com)
Date: 04/25/03
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Date: 25 Apr 2003 08:56:40 -0000
Simon Ferre wrote:
> I have quite a bit of experience using SCO Openserver 5 but you know
> how awkward it is to locate a utility you know must be available
> somewhere.
>
> Well, here goes.
>
> Every night, we have an automated (via cron) command that is run, and
> it's output is re-directed to a file on the disk. If there's a
> problem running it (which on the odd occasion there is), it is useful
> to go into the directory and cat the redirected output file.
>
> The command that is run does not just simply produce text output, but
> full ansi colour and cursor controlled display with extended
> characters (line drawing etc).
>
> The problem is this - the cat command is too quick to display the
> output in a readable form, and using pg mucks up the display by
> corrupting the ansi sequences that are output.
>
> What I am looking for is a command that can output the file, but
> slowly as if it is being displayed on a modem or dumb terminal at say
> 9600 baud.
>
> I don't have access to a compiler on our server, so if anyone has a
> command that they are able to send me, that would be most helpful.
> Alternatively, a web address where I can obtain a command that does
> what I require would be quite useful.
ftp://ftp.armory.com/pub/scobins/slow
ftp://ftp.armory.com/pub/source/slow.tar.gz
>Bela<
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