On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 16:49, Pigeon wrote: > On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 12:28:40PM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote: > > On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 23:00, Pigeon wrote: --snip-- > > > What happens if they get a keybounce while typing ^D ? > > > > "keybounce"? You mean if they hit ^D with an empty command line? > > As in: > > (On a crappy keyboard) > $ cat > somefile > some gubbins > some more gubbins > ^D (but the key bounces, so you actually get ^D^D) > > logout > > debian login: > > ...or (Overconfident blind use of an xterm partially concealed by > browser window, using sloppy focus) > > $ cst > somefile > bash: cst: command not found > (middle click to paste a URL) <return> > bash: http://www.two-stroke-diesels.org: No such file or directory > ^D > (xterm vanishes) > > Or am I the only one who does this?
I generally use: echo -e "some gubbins\nsome more gubbins\n" > somefile (That's probably because I've gotten so used to using prints in Perl, that I generally find it easier to specify a \n on an echo line, than to hit Enter for STDIN. :) Though in regards to my original reason for the question, the roomies will probably never get comfortable enough with a CLI to get even close to doing something like this. -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
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