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  • gpm won't work if the output is on a TTY with no login; but if that's the case and a login doesn't then clear the screen, it should be doable. Commented Sep 2, 2013 at 16:33
  • To address goldilock's comment, I am not sure if I logged into this TTY prior to noticing the "logging" being done to it, though I suspect I didn't. sergut - I haven't... Does gpm have a TAR download (Doesn't appear so from the official website, as the distro that I am currently working with (Parted Magic) has no package manager. Also, does gpm allow select-copy and pasting of any text that has scrolled off screen in any TTY? Commented Sep 3, 2013 at 1:49
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    gpm allows you to copy and paste any text currently on screen. If the text has scrolled off the screen you can usually get it back with Shift + PageUp (unless you have switched to another TTY in the meantime, in which case whatever flowed up-and-out of the screen is usually lost). Commented Sep 3, 2013 at 13:36
  • @sergut. Thanks. Does gpm have a non-package-manager download (Doesn't appear so from the official website) as the distro that I am currently working with (Parted Magic) has no package manager Commented Sep 5, 2013 at 17:41
  • Yes, I added the links to the answer two days ago. ;-) See here: nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/archives. You have tarballs of the latest versions. Commented Sep 6, 2013 at 11:19