* 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 0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* 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 1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* 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 1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread 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> ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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