Re: script command question
On Tue 08/31/99 01:58AM, Brad wrote:
> i'm hoping you don't have to print it all out then... That's a huge pain,
> and waste of paper! (if you do, look into a2ps or mpage to put multiple
> pages on one sheet)
Unfortunately I do, but at this stage, the programs are very short.
I've been using a2ps, but I've never tried mpage...
> ^H is backspace. Don't make mistakes, and you won't get it ;) ... Also,
> now you can understand those jokes like "Be nice to the
> idiots^H^H^H^H^H^Husers"
hehe.
> ^M is the carriage return character. i don't know why you're getting it,
> unless you used some editor to write your program that uses windows or mac
> style EOL... Or if the program outputs windows or mac style EOL sequences.
I knew that, because I've seen it discussed several times. I wrote
it in vim.
> Go for it. i won't even offer any suggestions, to let you see what you can
> discover yourself.
I'll try. Now I have to find some scripting stuff in one of these
piles of books :)
Thanks
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