On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 10:46:45AM -0400, Norbert Veber wrote:
> Either finish the test, or abort it via ctrl-c or the "q" command.
>
> --> Now run ls.
Reproduced, and fixed... Problem with purity doing stty stuff...
Throughout, $COLUMNS never changes, but stty config does.
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d3:~/tmp$ stty -a
speed 38400 baud; rows 24; columns 80; line = 144;
[snip what doesn't change]
d3:~/tmp$ ls
a b c
d3:~/tmp$ purity nerd
The East Campus Nerd Test
Posted to talk.bizarre by:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kitchen Scott)
Score one point for each YES. The score is % nerdity.
1. Have you ever used a computer? If the answer is no, try taking the
Baker House Purity Test.
your answer? [ynbakdlsrq?] : quit
you can't get a score without answering any questions, silly.
seeya later, alligator.
d3:~/tmp$ ls
[hit ^C to break out after waiting a couple of seconds]
d3:~/tmp$ stty -a
speed 38400 baud; rows 64343; columns 49151; line = 144;
[nothing has changed except columns and rows]
d3:~/tmp$ stty rows 25 columns 80
d3:~/tmp$ ls
a b c
d3:~/tmp$ stty -a
speed 38400 baud; rows 25; columns 80; line = 144;
[snip verified with a diff, nothing has changed from orig but columns
and rows, which I have changed back -- ls now works again]
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