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Re: busybox init: very limited line editing functions



Eric Delaunay wrote:
> busybox does reset terminal settings via set_term() to some defaults that are
> not so reasonnable:  in effect, it disables erasing characters with backspace.
> Instead I get a \ displayed followed by the removed char.  For example, when I
> type 3 chars then 3 backspace I get something like that displayed: abc\cba

Hm, that's the same behavior you get if you type and backspace on the
console while linux is booting and before any getty run.

It's always confused me a lot, because it seems like such a weird default
for the kernel to have.

-- 
see shy jo


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