Re: @ symbol deleting all preceeding input at command line?

From: Mikko Nahkola (mnahkola_at_trein.ntc.nokia.com)
Date: 09/21/05

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    Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:06:23 GMT

    mkirsch1@rochester.rr.com wrote:

    > That's not a solution... That's "Doctor, it hurts when I do this," and
    > the doctor says, "So don't do that."
    > What's not in the FAQ is WHY is the kill character an "@" in the first
    > place? That's the absolute dumbest thing I have ever heard of...
     
    Well, at least on 11.11, the man page for termio(7) says that it comes
    straight from SVID3. So at least it's compatible, and the dumbness
    is someone else's fault ;-) 

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Mikko Nahkola <mnahkola@trein.ntc.nokia.com>
#include <disclaimer.h>
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