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From: baur@spp2.UUCP (Steven L. Baur)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: echoing style - DOS,VMS vs. Unix (was: AT&T Joining OSF)
Message-ID: <1402@spp2.UUCP>
Date: 4 Sep 88 10:32:52 GMT
References: <1988Sep2.224258.27960@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Organization: TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA
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in article <1988Sep2.224258.27960@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, woods@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Greg Woods) says:
> Checksum: 60337
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> In article <397@nynex1.UUCP> curt@chaos.UUCP (Curtis Villamizar) writes:
> 
>> I am always annoyed when it backspaces over my prompt and does other stupid
>> things.  This kind of code gets put in the line dicipline once, and can be
>> used with any device driver (including pty's).



This is dependent upon what shell you are using.  If were using ksh,
you would not notice this problem.
Sh  will willing backspace over the prompt even on BSD systems.


steve