Re: XOFF (C-s) on ptys works by default
Hello,
On Tue, Nov 05, 2024 at 12:11:39PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote:
> > It could have been handy on a real tty
>
> It is very handy on emulated ttys too. You never had the output of
> tcpdump / tail -f /var/log/ / make you wanted to pause to inspect
> something?
On slow, physical VT100 terminals, indeed, I used that over 20 years
ago. On virtual ones they are usually to quick to spit out nowadays.
I usually relauch the command under screen C-a-h or with
> /tmp/blabla 2>&1
> Then the first time it happens to them they will search for 'linux
> terminal frozen' on the web and learn something.
Yes, that could teach them something.
Have a nice day.
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