On Wednesday 28 February 2001 12:09, Gavin Hamill wrote: > If I display a file which contains binary data, often there will be a > sequence of characters which the console interprets to 'switch > character sets' and then any lower case characters become little > boxes, or patches of fuzz, yet numbers and upper case characters are > unaffected. > > I know of no way to fix this, although a little script to output the > 'switch back to normal mode' characters would be handy :)
The command you want is 'reset'. If you're sitting at a prompt, or if you can type blindly whatever commands or keystrokes you need to get to a prompt (q to get out of less, :q! to get out of vi, whatever), typing reset and enter will usually get you back to normal. Man reset for details. -- Bud Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.sirinet.net/~budr All things in moderation. And not too much moderation either.
