Package: statserial
Version: 1.1-22
Severity: normal

We are not allowed to get hardcopy or plain text.
$ statserial -n /dev/ttyUSB0 #was there output?
$ statserial -n /dev/ttyUSB0|wc #yes there was, but it got erased
     15      66     700
$ TERM=dumb statserial -n /dev/ttyUSB0|wc #don't dream of printing it,
or emailing it! A real low blow:
      2       0    4368
#No. Attempts to get anything in plain text will be met with
#a mouth full of whitespace:
$ TERM=dumb statserial -n /dev/ttyUSB0|tr -d \ |od -c
0000000  \r  \n  \n  \r
0000004
$ statserial /dev/ttyUSB0 #I see output!
^C but now it's erased.
$ statserial -n /dev/ttyUSB0|sed \$d #finally can see what -n wants to
tell me!  Of course see != can email. Must copy with the mouse.
$ statserial -n /dev/ttyUSB0|sed \$d|sort #disaster


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