A terminal screen screper, er scréper, um scraper.
Allows terminal-based application output (e.g. MONITOR utility) to be displayed in a browser page. A CGI script spawns a subprocess to execute supplied DCL command(s) and the subprocess output is captured and converted to HTML, continuously or one-off as required. All example applications require authorisation to activate.
Name | Source Code | Example | Comment |
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scréper | screper.c | The fundamental terminal screen scraper module. Built independently and the object code linked with by an application (script). | |
sadHoc | sadhoc.c | /cgi-bin/sadhoc | Allows ad hoc scréper experimentation/configuration for up to four terminal application displays on the one page. Some familiarity with the scréper command syntax is required. See screper.c |
sHTTPDmon | shttpdmon.c | /cgi-bin/shttpdmon | One of the fundamental tools for monitoring the status of the WASD server, this time in a browser window. Requires INSTALLation with privilege. |
sMONitor | smonitor.c | /cgi-bin/smonitor | The familiar CLI application MONITOR via browser. When accessed without query presents a page providing class and qualifier selection for up to six monitor instances on a single browser page. Interval and font size (allowing those six to be crammed onto that single page) may also be specified. A useful application for those who might be used to MONITOR for surveilling system activity. |