Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!convex!tedmonds From: tedmonds@convex.com (Tracy Edmonds) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr Subject: Re: Printer setup on a 32/300 Message-ID: <104705@convex.convex.com> Date: 7 Aug 90 17:46:31 GMT References: <4979@texbell.sbc.com> <6423@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM> Sender: usenet@convex.com Organization: Convex Computer Corporation; Richardson, TX Lines: 30 In article <6423@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM> shawn@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM (Shawn Shealy) writes: ] >Even a script would suffice. Something like the following would do: ] > ] >( ] >trap "" 1 2 ] >stty ] >sleep 999999999 ] >) < /dev/tty07 & ] > ] >Just another idea! Of course this method breaks down (the ] > are lost) when the sleep process exits. :-) Then why not use something like: ( trap "" 1 2 stty while : do sleep 999999999 done ) < /dev/tty07 & ] > ] >-shawn ] -tracy -------------------------------------------------- Tracy R. Edmonds (214)497-4753 Convex Computer Corporation tedmonds@convex.com --------------------------------------------------