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Re: Typing Control-s locks up bash!
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Typing Control-s locks up bash! |
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Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:24:52 -0500 |
> Machine Type: sparc-sun-solaris2.6
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> Bash Version: 2.05b
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
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> Description:
> I am using bash as my shell, and what an excellent shell it is! But, if I
> type Control-s at the prompt it causes bash
> to hang! The only way to get out of this is to kill the xterm that started
> bash!
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> Repeat-By:
> Simply type Control-s at the prompt, it doesn't matter whether there have
> been any previous commands typed or not.
Look at the output of `stty -a'. ^S is the tty `stop' character. You can
type ^Q to turn output back on.
Chet
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