any harm in allowing only ctrl-Q to restart output?

Doug Gwyn <gwyn> gwyn at brl-tgr.ARPA
Mon Jan 21 16:58:00 AEST 1985


> I modified the Berkeley "tset" command to examine the terminals termcap
> for a ":QS:" entry.

Please don't do this.  The termcap Boolean capability "xo" already
indicates that the terminal requires DC3/DC1 (XOFF/XON, ^S/^Q) flow
control.  Use this instead of inventing another.  Thanks.



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