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Re: monitor screen output

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From: Josef Sachs <sachs@xxxxxxx>
To: Ray Andrews <rayandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Zsh Users <zsh-users@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: monitor screen output
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:24:30 -0500
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>>>>> On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:49:37 -0800, Bart Schaefer said:

> On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 8:45 AM Ray Andrews <rayandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> 
>> Can zsh monitor screen output in a backgroundy sort of way?

> No.  That would need to be a function of the terminal itself (or
> terminal emulator, which might have a better chance).

> Otherwise if you direct those messages to a file, there are various
> ways (still not directly part of zsh) to monitor file changes.

Perhaps consider expect. The Wikipedia page also lists some alternatives.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expect

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