Not able to add timestamp to minicom readings

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I am using Ubuntu 14.04 64bit. I am using minicom to capture bluetooth data. The data is displayed fine, but when I try to add timestamp using Ctrl+A followed by N.

I don't see any time stamp on the console. I checked the minicom Ubuntu documetation for 14.04. It says that Ctrl+A followed by N is to be used for timestamp. I also checked the settings using minicom -s, but I couldn't find any thing to activate the timestamp.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 28 '18 at 15:19

You can type Ctrl+A then N to enable timestamp. Do this again to cycle between different modes of timestamp

Quoting the Ubuntu man pages

N Toggle between three states, whether each line is prefixed with current date and time, a timestamp is added every second, or no timestamps.

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 29 '17 at 10:03

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Type Ctrl+A+Z, then a window will be displayed there type N.

edited Dec 29 '17 at 10:03

Thomas

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answered Dec 29 '17 at 05:48

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in questions and answers you can use the [markdown](https://askubuntu.com/editing-help) and limited [inline html](https://askubuntu.com/editing-help#html) to improve the format. In this case you could wrap the keys to be pressed in ctrl to make them look like keys. It is preferred to include references or additional reading links when appropriate or possible. – J. Starnes Dec 29 '17 at 06:56

Not able to add timestamp to minicom readings

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