Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 10:23:05 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Myknees <myknees AT aol DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: using bash & doskey -- ^p Write fault error writing device PRN Abort, Retry? 
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On 27 Apr 1998, Myknees wrote:

> Write fault error writing device PRN
> Abort, Retry?
> 
> As far as I know there is no way to get out of that question.

I think the following should get you out:

	- When presented with the "Abort, Retry?" question, press Ctrl-p 
	  once again, then press [Enter];
	- DOS now prompts with "Abort, Retry?" again.  Press `a', and you 
	  are out of the Evil Loop.

Does this work for you?

Explanation: Ctrl-p is a toggle, so the second Ctrl-p disables the
echo-to-printer.  Then `a' aborts the last write attempt, and you
are home free.  The reason it didn't work before is that `a' would abort 
the write to printer, but DOS will immediately try another write, ad 
nauseum.