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Re: how to start in "overwrite-mode"
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Stephane CHAZELAS |
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Re: how to start in "overwrite-mode" |
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:09:53 +0000 (UTC) |
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2009-10-29, 07:23(+00), Stephane CHAZELAS:
> 2009-10-28, 20:28(-04), Dave Rutherford:
> [...]
>> Add to .Xdefaults: XTerm*answerbackString: ^[[2~
>> Add to .bashrc (and .profile if it doesn't source .bashrc):
>> bind '"^[[2~": overwrite-mode'
>> PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -n ^E'
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> Along those lines, you could use the TIOCSTI ioctl. That would
> be system dependant instead of terminal dependant. Like sti.c:
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> PROMPT_COMMAND="sti \$'\05'"
Sorry, that should have been
PROMPT_COMMAND="sti \$'\e[2~'"
Assuming ^[[2~ is bound to overwrite-mode.
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Stéphane