On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 01:40:01PM -0400, Paul Smith wrote: > %% csj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> In order to search command history in BASH, I can use Ctrl-R > >> (reverse incremental search) but so far am unsuccessful in using > >> Ctrl-S (normal incremental search). > > Your terminal is set for terminal flow control. "Old" terminals allowed > you to halt the output to the terminal with CTRL-S and restart it with > CTRL-Q. You can use stty to check this:
Yes I know :) It is nice way to stop screen when I forgot to run "script" or "screen". > $ stty -a > ... > eol2 = <undef>; start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R; werase = ^W; > ... ^^ ^^ > > Then you can disable it: > > $ stty start undef susp undef Thanks. Is there any occasion where disabling these makes life easier? I wonder whoever chose to use these good old sequences for any other purpose other than XON/XOFF has no respect. > If that solves your problem, put that command in your .bash_profile or > .bashrc or whatever. Unfortunately not. It seems ^S does not work as I reported to BTS Bug#215377. > c> Why don't you try tcsh? > > Ugh! > > http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot/ > > Friends don't let friends use *csh! LOL. Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
