> From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-idd at cygwin dot com> > To: cygwin at cygwin dot com > Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:47:30 -0400 > Subject: Re: Various shell problems > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 07:37:35PM +0100, Dr.D.J.Picton wrote: [snip] > > I'll refer to this type of input as > >'simple' input. For example, if I create a file using the cat command: > > > >cat > test > > > >the line editing facilities are very limited. [snip] > i.e., "Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows" Just to clarify matters... I wasn't complaining about the limited functionality, only about a change in the 'stty erase' setting which reduced the functionality still further! On a Unix system the choice is really a matter of personal preference, but in the Cygwin environment there are good reasons to use backspace in preference to delete. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/