* shell getting scrambled while printing out ascii 14
@ 2007-10-16 11:27 vibi
2007-10-16 13:12 ` Andre Haupt
2007-10-16 18:25 ` Glynn Clements
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From: vibi @ 2007-10-16 11:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-c-programming
hi,
can any one tell me the reason why the command prompt in the terminal
window get scrambled when a character with ascii value 14 is printed
out.
thanks in advance.
regards
vibi sreenivasan
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* Re: shell getting scrambled while printing out ascii 14
2007-10-16 11:27 shell getting scrambled while printing out ascii 14 vibi
@ 2007-10-16 13:12 ` Andre Haupt
2007-10-16 18:25 ` Glynn Clements
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From: Andre Haupt @ 2007-10-16 13:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: vibi; +Cc: linux-c-programming
On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 04:57:08PM +0530, vibi wrote:
> hi,
> can any one tell me the reason why the command prompt in the terminal
> window get scrambled when a character with ascii value 14 is printed
> out.
Have a look at the Shift Out and Shift In control characters.
regards,
Andre
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* Re: shell getting scrambled while printing out ascii 14
2007-10-16 11:27 shell getting scrambled while printing out ascii 14 vibi
2007-10-16 13:12 ` Andre Haupt
@ 2007-10-16 18:25 ` Glynn Clements
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From: Glynn Clements @ 2007-10-16 18:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: vibi_sreenivasan; +Cc: linux-c-programming
vibi wrote:
> can any one tell me the reason why the command prompt in the terminal
> window get scrambled when a character with ascii value 14 is printed
> out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift_Out_and_Shift_In_characters
--
Glynn Clements <glynn@gclements.plus.com>
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