scrollback with irssi, tmux, and znc
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f0rgot · 2023-12-19 16:14

My current setup is as follows:

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1. turn on \`tmux\` on my local machine
2. start \`irssi\` on my local machine
3. connect to my \`znc\` bouncer via my irssi client

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This is all working as expected, but I don't understand how to read
the messages while I was away. I can see that the \`/scrollback\`
command in irssi has three options: \`end\`, \`home\`, and \`goto\`.
Is this was I am supposed to use? What will the scrollback actually
contain? Only the stuff sent from \`znc\` to \`irssi\` since I last
logged in?

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What extra parameter does the \`goto\` subcommand for \`/scrollback\`
expect?

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Sorry for all the newb questions!

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K1nda_hungry · 2023-12-19 16:51

I know that tmux supports scrolling up by pressing control key (ctrl
+b by default) and ctrl + [ . You can then scroll up with arrows.

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scriminal · 2023-12-20 04:05

If you were using screen on the remote machine instead of a shitty
bouncer it would work right

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ProgVal · 2023-12-20 10:21

`/scrollback` is an irssi command, but irssi itself doesn't have the
history and does not know what ZNC is, so it can't ask ZNC to send you
the messages. See https://wiki.znc.in/Playback instead