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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 18:24:15 +0100
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Testers for new ssh-*-config scripts wanted!
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On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 05:07:18PM +0100, Philippe Torche wrote:
> Nope,
> 
> read from bash don't reconize control caracters without -e parameter:
> $ read _cygwin
> Ntser[Backspace]c
> $ echo $_cygwin | od -t x1
> 0000000 6e 74 73 65 72 08 63 0a
> 0000010
> 
> BUT OK with "-e"
> 
> $ read -e _cygwin
> Ntser[Backspace]c
> $ echo $_cygwin | od -t x1
> 0000000 6e 74 73 65 63 0a
> 0000006

Erm... when I use bash, read always recognizes the backspace correctly.
*dig dig dig*
Even better, when using /bin/sh (ash), I don't have your above problem
either.  I can change the string and no control code shows up in the
variable's value.  What's different on your machine?

Corinna

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