Re: [expert] Root/SU Exit

2003-08-01 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 01 Aug 2003 9:25 pm, David Guntner wrote: > Felix Miata grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > David Guntner wrote: > > > Nope. Control-D is simply used as an end-of-file indicator. > > > If you EOF a *lot* of different program inputs, it will end > > > that program (or at least, end it from

Re: [expert] Root/SU Exit

2003-08-01 Thread David Guntner
Felix Miata grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > David Guntner wrote: > > > Nope. Control-D is simply used as an end-of-file indicator. If you EOF a > > *lot* of different program inputs, it will end that program (or at least, > > end it from looking for further input :). In the case of a shell p

Re: [expert] Root/SU Exit

2003-08-01 Thread Felix Miata
David Guntner wrote: > Anne Wilson grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > On Friday 01 Aug 2003 5:49 pm, Felix Miata wrote: > > > This is the old fashioned way, something I learned in 1973. > > Hmmm - I suppose the 'd' stood for something? > Nope. Control-D is simply used as an end-of-file indic

Re: [expert] Root/SU Exit

2003-08-01 Thread David Guntner
Anne Wilson grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > On Friday 01 Aug 2003 5:49 pm, Felix Miata wrote: > > > > This is the old fashioned way, something I learned in 1973. > > Hmmm - I suppose the 'd' stood for something? Nope. Control-D is simply used as an end-of-file indicator. If you EOF a *lot* o

Re: [expert] Root/SU Exit

2003-08-01 Thread Felix Miata
Peter Pankonin wrote: > On August 1, 2003 11:29 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > Hmmm - I suppose the 'd' stood for something? > disconnect? I think so, but thirty years was a long time ago. ;-) -- "A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control."

Re: [expert] Root/SU Exit

2003-08-01 Thread Peter Pankonin
On August 1, 2003 11:29 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > Hmmm - I suppose the 'd' stood for something? disconnect? -- Peter Pankonin, digitalcrucible Registered Linux User 246938 There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't. Want to buy your Pack or Servi

Re: [expert] Root/SU Exit

2003-08-01 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 01 Aug 2003 5:49 pm, Felix Miata wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Friday 01 Aug 2003 8:36 am, Bill Mullen wrote: > > > On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > The odd thing is that no-one ever bothered to say that after > > > > a root terminal session you could switch back to use

Re: [expert] Root/SU Exit

2003-08-01 Thread Felix Miata
Anne Wilson wrote: > On Friday 01 Aug 2003 8:36 am, Bill Mullen wrote: > > On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > The odd thing is that no-one ever bothered to say that after a > > > root terminal session you could switch back to user immediately > > > by typing 'exit'. It suddenly becam