From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "James A. Robinson" Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 13:16:41 -0700 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c38462fcd2b304e5a89bf8 Subject: [9fans] Acme win and 75+ character Send commands Topicbox-Message-UUID: 79a886ee-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a11c38462fcd2b304e5a89bf8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi folks, I can't spot anything in the man page about this: is it expected that Acme win will echo the trailing part of a Send command if the length of the command exceeds 75 characters? An example: http://highwire.stanford.edu/~jimr/acme-win-76.png Jim --001a11c38462fcd2b304e5a89bf8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi folks,

I can't spot anything in = the man page about this: =C2=A0is
it expected that Acme win will = echo the trailing part
of a Send command if the length of the com= mand
exceeds 75 characters?

An example:
=
=C2=A0 http://highwire.stanford.edu/~jimr/acme-win-76.png
<= div>

Jim

--001a11c38462fcd2b304e5a89bf8-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: From: "James A. Robinson" Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 13:17:48 -0700 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b5d439608936104e5a8a06c Subject: Re: [9fans] Acme win and 75+ character Send commands Topicbox-Message-UUID: 79acd5c8-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --047d7b5d439608936104e5a8a06c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 D'oh, I'm thinking maybe it's bash that is doing this (since bash is my default shell instead of rc). On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 1:16 PM, James A. Robinson < jimr@highwire.stanford.edu> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I can't spot anything in the man page about this: is > it expected that Acme win will echo the trailing part > of a Send command if the length of the command > exceeds 75 characters? > > An example: > > http://highwire.stanford.edu/~jimr/acme-win-76.png > > > Jim > > --047d7b5d439608936104e5a8a06c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
D'oh, I'm thinking maybe it's bash that is doi= ng
this (since bash is my default shell instead of
rc).
=


On Thu,= Sep 5, 2013 at 1:16 PM, James A. Robinson <jimr@highwire.stanfor= d.edu> wrote:
Hi folks,

I can't spot anything in the man page about this: =C2=A0is
= it expected that Acme win will echo the trailing part
of a Send command if the length of the command
exceeds 75 characters?

An example:
=


Jim


--047d7b5d439608936104e5a8a06c-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: erik quanstrom Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 18:13:49 -0400 To: jimr@highwire.stanford.edu, 9fans@9fans.net Message-ID: <75c24d38552c58790951a3be14d2805c@ladd.quanstro.net> In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] Acme win and 75+ character Send commands Topicbox-Message-UUID: 79b1e4e6-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Thu Sep 5 16:19:19 EDT 2013, jimr@highwire.stanford.edu wrote: > D'oh, I'm thinking maybe it's bash that is doing > this (since bash is my default shell instead of > rc). it's likely readline, which has an 80-column mind. - erik From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <75c24d38552c58790951a3be14d2805c@ladd.quanstro.net> References: <75c24d38552c58790951a3be14d2805c@ladd.quanstro.net> From: Rob Pike Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 10:30:07 +1000 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: jimr@highwire.stanford.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Acme win and 75+ character Send commands Topicbox-Message-UUID: 79e09688-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Try set +o emacs (sic) -rob From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <75c24d38552c58790951a3be14d2805c@ladd.quanstro.net> From: "James A. Robinson" Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 20:06:00 -0700 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0141a0aee74ccb04e5ae5339 Subject: Re: [9fans] Acme win and 75+ character Send commands Topicbox-Message-UUID: 79e5079a-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --089e0141a0aee74ccb04e5ae5339 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 2013/9/5 Rob Pike > Try > > set +o emacs > > (sic) > Thank you, that did it. Interesting that it's a +o command to turn something off. bash(1) ... READLINE This is the library that handles reading input when using an interactive shell, unless the --noediting option is given at shell invocation. By default, the line editing commands are similar to those of emacs. A vi-style line editing interface is also available. To turn off line editing after the shell is running, use the +o emacs or +o vi options to the set builtin (see SHELL BUILTIN COMMANDS below). ... --089e0141a0aee74ccb04e5ae5339 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
2013/9/5 Rob Pike <robpike@gma= il.com>
Try

set +o emacs

(sic)

Thank yo= u, that did it. =C2=A0Interesting that it's a +o command
to turn something off.
bash(1)
...
READLINE
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0This =C2=A0is =C2=A0the lib= rary that handles reading input when using
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0an interactive shell,= unless the --noediting option is given
=C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0at shell invocation. =C2=A0By default, the line edi= ting commands
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0are similar to those of emacs. =C2=A0A vi-style = line editing
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0interface is also ava= ilable. =C2=A0To turn off line editing after
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0the shell =C2=A0is =C2=A0running, use the +o e= macs or +o vi options
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0to the set builtin (see SHELL BUILTIN COMMANDS below).
...

--089e0141a0aee74ccb04e5ae5339-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <75c24d38552c58790951a3be14d2805c@ladd.quanstro.net> From: Rob Pike Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 14:10:47 +1000 Message-ID: To: jimr@highwire.stanford.edu, Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: [9fans] Acme win and 75+ character Send commands Topicbox-Message-UUID: 7a00ecda-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 You give a shell command the flag -X to turn on X, so +X to turn off X makes sense in a negative true kinda way. -rob From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <75c24d38552c58790951a3be14d2805c@ladd.quanstro.net> Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 15:23:01 +1000 Message-ID: From: Bruce Ellis To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c25bb873e72104e5b03bb4 Subject: Re: [9fans] Acme win and 75+ character Send commands Topicbox-Message-UUID: 7a785d92-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a11c25bb873e72104e5b03bb4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 just don't forget to unset nonomatch On 6 September 2013 14:10, Rob Pike wrote: > You give a shell command the flag -X to turn on X, so +X to turn off X > makes sense in a negative true kinda way. > > -rob > > --001a11c25bb873e72104e5b03bb4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
just don't forget to unset nonomatch


On 6 September 2013 14:= 10, Rob Pike <robpike@gmail.com> wrote:
You give a shell command the flag -X to turn= on X, so +X to turn off X
makes sense in a negative true kinda way.

-rob


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