Re: Single User
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- In reply to: Mario Lobo : "Re: Single User"
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Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 21:06:07 UTC
On 2022 May 19, at 08:20, Mario Lobo <lobo@bsd.com.br> wrote: > Man .. I'm old! > > I even know where these terms came from. They're typewriter terms . Not old enough! They're actaul1y teletype terms and codes! The reason that ^D terminates a shell is that ^D is ASCII 4 which is "End of transmission", and ^G rang the bell sound on the teletype. Everything from ASCII (0) to ASCII (31) was used to control the movement and communication of the teletype. Good Times. -- I'm on the path, he thought. I don't have to know where it leads. I just have to follow.