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pipescript: Editor Interface to Pipes

What pipescript Is

pipescript allows output to be piped on to a bitmap display.

pipescript displays its standard input in an editor window. You can scroll backwards and forwards, and copy pieces to the cut buffer to be pasted elsewhere.

Quick reference

Syntax

pipescript [ -t <title> ]

Options

-t The next argument is used as the title in the window headline.

-f The next argument is used to select the font type to be used.

-o

Example

To view the output of the ls command in a pipescript window type:
ls | pipescript .