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Re: Tip: when your terminal gets all screwed up
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Alan Bartlett <[log in to unmask]>
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Alan Bartlett <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:08:27 +0000
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On 11 November 2017 at 14:33, Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Sunday, 12 November 2017 1:30:45 AM AEDT Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 8:10 AM, Tom H <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> [ Hundreds of lines of fine-tuning prompt manipulation code and theory
>> snipped, especially involving quote handling ]
>>
>> And.... *this* is why I ignore it all and just use "stty sane" when my
>> console gets confused.
>
> heh - personally, I just type: reset
>
> --
> Steven Haigh

Coming from Unix System III, of many, many, years ago, my "magic
incantation" is just that prefixed and suffixed by <Ctrl-J>.

I.e.: <Ctrl-J>reset<Ctrl-J>

Alan.

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