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Tiny Core Base => TCB Talk => Topic started by: ECHOSIDE on February 16, 2014, 07:51:49 PM

Title: terminal gives no output
Post by: ECHOSIDE on February 16, 2014, 07:51:49 PM

I've been monkeying around with the terminal on TC 5.1 a lot 'cause that's where a lot of the magic happens. I'm finding that frequently the command line will go blank and not give any output. I have to break the function with Ctrl+C to get my prompt back. This is frustrating because it's not verbose when this happens and I can't tell what's going on. Does any one else have this problem? Is there a way to make the terminal output more verbose?

Thank you!

Title: Re: terminal gives no output
Post by: gerald_clark on February 16, 2014, 08:17:17 PM

Your problem is likely that you are running something that is giving no output, and Ctrl+C is terminating it.
Doesn't sound like a "problem" at all.

Title: Re: terminal gives no output
Post by: Lee on February 17, 2014, 01:06:20 PM

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I'm finding that frequently the command line will go blank and not give any output. I have to break the function with Ctrl+C to get my prompt back.

Can you give examples of commands you have issued where this happens?

Title: Re: terminal gives no output
Post by: tinypoodle on February 17, 2014, 03:32:17 PM

Verbosity would be an option specific to an app and is commonly documented.

Title: Re: terminal gives no output
Post by: ECHOSIDE on February 19, 2014, 08:23:47 AM

Well, it makes it difficult to learn at the command line so that's why I'm wondering if I should be doing something differently.

Lee, the most recent example is

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tar x snes9x-1.43-linux-x86.tar.gz
Instead of telling me that my syntax is incorrect (as I'm sure it is), it just stares grimly back at me in disappointment.

Title: Re: terminal gives no output
Post by: gerald_clark on February 19, 2014, 08:38:53 AM

It expecting the tar input from standard input. the correct command is :
tar xzf snes9x-1.43-linux-x86.tar.gz

The problem is not Core.
The problem is your lack of Linux knowledge.
I suggest you read http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz