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Re: Cat-ting binary files to the console



will trillich wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 11:18:34AM -0600, Benjamin Pharr wrote:
> > Every once in a while I slip up at cat a binary file to the console. (Or
> > just forget to give mkisofs the -o flag.)  This causes the console to use
> > WEIRD characters, just plain gibberish.  Is there any way to get rid of
> > this without rebooting?  Thanks!
>
> this is a variation on the theme: put control-O into your PROMPT
> string to reset your character set after every command:
>

what about just typing reset?





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