Thanks for your bug report. Unfortunately, this is expected behaviour when a binary file is displayed in a terminal using cat.
Type "reset" and press enter to get the terminal back to normal. ** Changed in: Ubuntu Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- Messing the terminal when CAT a file. https://launchpad.net/bugs/59155 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs