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Date:	Sun, 31 Aug 2003 19:29:34 -0400
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf-rcm AT cygwin DOT com>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: ctrl-c swallowed
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On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 03:01:57PM -0700, Brian Dessent wrote:
>Anders Lind?n wrote:
>>When I use the Programs->cygwin->cygwin bash shell, I get a console
>>window with a bash shell, but ctrl-c presses never reaches the
>>applications.  I presume that it is the bash application that swallows
>>them, or?
>>
>>When I run bash in xfree (shipped with cygwin), the problem is not
>>there, ctrl-c presses is reaching the application.  However, I need to
>>use the console.
>
>I don't know if this is the "officially correct" answer or not, but I
>find that ^C doesn't work right with some programs when run from
>CMD.EXE unless I have the "tty" flag added to the CYGWIN environment
>variable.  The users' guide has a section on how to do this, I'm sure.

CTRL-C is designed to work correctly with cygwin applications in either
tty or notty mode.  Please don't spread FUD if you aren't providing
details.

cgf

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