[PLUG] logging input via /dev/ttyS0

Stafford A. Rau srau at rauhaus.org
Thu Jun 6 15:06:52 UTC 2002


* Keith Morse <kgmorse at mpcu.com> [020605 18:42]:
> 
> Rather than using a serial printer, I'd like to capture the output via a 
> serial connection to a linux host.  I know I can use a terminal program 
> such as minicom or kermit.  But I'd like to know if the input to 
> /dev/ttyS0 can be logged directly thru the use of a pipe to a service such 
> as syslogd?

I did something similar using the "screen" utility and its file logging
option. That way I was able to  remotely connect to the screen process
and interact with the console, or just tail the log file.

--Stafford




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