While the workaround "stty flush ^-" does workaround the problem, doesn't explain the problem I originally posted...specifically,
$ cat >.t. <ctrl-O> ....hang ignores all attempts to break back into the shell... hitting the delete icon on the rxvt window get's a message from windows: "End Program - bash" "This program is not responding." implying that rxvt or bash has wandered off into the weeds... comments? ...myoung -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/