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From: ami@kodkod.usc.edu (Ami Motro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: layers hangs terminal
Keywords: How to prevent?
Message-ID: <18867@usc.edu>
Date: 28 Jul 89 23:31:53 GMT
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In article <676@msa3b.UUCP> kevin@msa3b.UUCP (Kevin P. Kleinfelter) writes:
>I'm running layers on an AT&T 3B2, with Sys V R3.2.1, and an AT&T 630 tty.
>I'm pretty pleased, but there is this problem...
>
>If I accidentally do the following
>	login successfully
>	start layers
>	do inconsequential stuff
>	^D (without leaving layers)
>	
>The layer is "dead". 

I used to have the same problem.  I now start the first shell in each window
with "ksh -o ignoreeof".  This gives the message "Use 'exit' to logout" when
you enter ^D.  Thus, I can use ^D to end nested shells or tools, without
risking that an extra ^D will freeze the window.

Ami