On Jan 6, 2008 3:23 PM, joseph lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok, checked my computer today and found strange output > on ttys1 which i only use for boot messages, > > [A[Dj[2~[G[Cp;vy[Co[D+ut [Dc +[Ci[Dx+ryi[D+ > ri[D+ri[D+rc[C6[D[1~i+ 6[D[1~9[2+i 6[1~[yejsw > > [password: > > no results on google, altavista, or any other search > engine that i could think of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uptime > 14:22:04 up 20 days, 7:52, 6 users, load average: > 1.67, 1.82, 1.29 > > let me know of anything else that could be of use in > understanding the meaning of this output >
Maybe the cat got loose while that VT was active? Just kidding... kinda. Anyway, those also look suspiciously like console escape sequences for e.g. changing color, clearing the screen, and whatnot. `man console_codes`. -- Chris Howie http://www.chrishowie.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Crazycomputers
