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Grex Hardware Item 40: Help needed with TERM setup *or* how can I abort long listings on Grex?
Entered by kt8k on Sun Jun 7 13:22:20 UTC 1992:

I don't seem to be able to abort long listings here like I can on MNET.  I'm
configured for ANSI emulation, if that has anything to do with it.  I've
tried sending all the control key values from this PC that I can, but only 
found that one of them logs me off.  Maybe it's this screwy Quik Link II
modem software I got with this 2400 baud fax/modem.

I've tried to get "man" info on "set" or "TERM" but can't get it.  Am i
missing something?  Does my setup need modification?  How can I change it
to allow me to abort long silly entries OR does Grex allow such a function?

6 responses total.

#1 of 6 by jdg on Sun Jun 7 15:44:11 1992:

Edit your .cfonce file and insert a line that says "set pager more" (without
the quotes, of course).
 
This will tell Picospan to use the "more" program when sending you output.
 
You could also use another pager, such as "less".

#2 of 6 by mju on Sun Jun 7 20:10:02 1992:

According to the "stty" command in your .profile, your interrupt key
is set to "^?", or DEL.  Try hitting DEL to abort listings.  If you
don't have a DEL key, Ctrl-BKSP might work.  If not, your best bet
would be to edit your .profile and change the "^?" to something else;
"^C" is a popular choice.

#3 of 6 by kt8k on Sat Jun 13 13:39:03 1992:

I've been poking around briefly in Unix, but can't find either a ".cfonce"
or a ".profile" there, though I know they must exist.  Am I getting a 

default setup because I don't have those things?  Or is there a second
directory assigned to my ID besides /h1b/u/kt8k?

#4 of 6 by bad on Sat Jun 13 16:02:01 1992:

Try "ls -la"; the -a lists *all* files, including ones that start with a
period (or, who's names do, I mean).
You've got the files in question.

#5 of 6 by bad on Sat Jun 13 16:02:44 1992:

total 54
drwxr-xr-x  2 kt8k          512 Jun 13 09:39 .
drwxr-xr-x597 root         9216 Jun 12 00:19 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 kt8k         2081 Jun 13 09:37 .agora1.cf
-rw-r--r--  1 kt8k          168 Mar 19 08:28 .cfonce
-rw-r--r--  1 kt8k          561 Jun 13 09:39 .hardware.cf
-rw-r--r--  1 kt8k          921 May  6 00:42 .kitchen.cf
-rw-r--r--  1 kt8k          521 Mar 19 08:28 .plan
-rw-r--r--  1 kt8k          440 Mar 19 08:28 .profile
-rw-r--r--  1 kt8k          721 Jun  7 08:04 .radio.cf
-rw-r--r--  1 kt8k          364 Jun 13 09:31 .sexuality.cf
-rw-------  1 kt8k        33970 Jun 13 09:04 mbox

#6 of 6 by kt8k on Sun Jun 21 03:27:04 1992:

Thanks very much.  I "vi-d" those files and saw what you did.  Back in the 
bbs I found that ctrl-shift-/ didn't work but ctrl-backspace does, so I'm
all set.

Mucho appreciado (I love fake foreign languages).

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