stopping unwanted output to tty
George Robbins
grr at cbmvax.commodore.com
Thu Feb 28 12:16:35 AEST 1991
In article <1155 at usage.csd.unsw.oz.au> mcba at newt.phys.unsw.OZ.AU (Michael C. B. Ashley) writes:
> Picture this: you are logged into your trusty DECstation using a 1200
> baud modem. You accidently enter a command which results
> in a few megabytes of data being sent down the modem
> (e.g., perhaps your program had a few more compilation
> errors than you thought it would :-)).
>
> Question: How do you avoid having to wait half an hour or so before
> getting control of your DECstation back again?
Real questions: what's your environment?
If you have a high speed modem on the decsystem that's
buffering output, you need to defeat the modem. Some
modems can be set up to purge buffered output when they
receive a break.
If there's a telnet connection involved, you're probably
screwed, take a coffee break.
Otherwise, get somebody to spring for a faster modem! 8-)
>
> Presumably there is some simple answer to this question. I have tried
> every control character known to man, read dozens of manual pages on
> terminal settings and line disciplines, and consulted local gurus,
> without being any the wiser.
>
> Any advice gratefully accepted.
> Michael Ashley mcba at newt.phys.unsw.oz.au Astrophysics Department
> University of New South Wales
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