Ray, many thanks for this chewy chunk of knowledge. Per Warren's request I am going to re-post my overview in another, more specific thread, and I'll respond there.
scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Strode" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 7:33 AM Subject: Re: [luau] NEWS: Sherwin-Williams to use Linux Cash Registers > Hi Scott. > > > echo -ne "\\033\133\065\151" > > cat $* > > echo -ne "\\033\133\064\151" > Okay, I looked these escape sequences up at vt100.net and they do > exactly what you say they do. The first one says, "terminal, please ..................