From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Oct 7 14:30:58 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net (smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.62]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5294337B502 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2000 14:30:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ct-hartford-hiper2042.javanet.com ([209.150.38.44] helo=[209.150.34.212]) by smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.15 #2) id 13i1YU-0006CB-00; Sat, 07 Oct 2000 17:30:55 -0400 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <39DF931C.3FADC111@urx.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: kstewart@urx.com From: media@ct1.nai.net Subject: Re: grep hanging?? Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 17:30:55 -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 2:18 PM -0700 10/07/00, Kent Stewart wrote: >media@mail1.nai.net wrote: >> >> I have a bit of a problem, in trying to find files in order to finish this >> install, I'll try to use grep. Sometimes it just hangs. The command >> prompt does not return. The lights on the computer do not show any disk >> activity. What could be the problem?? Is there a way to get back the >> command prompt without hitting CRTL-ALT-DEL?? > >I do this all of the time. In my case, it usually means it is looking >for input from STDIN (the keyboard). I &#$&$& and press c. Thanx!! Why would it be looking for input from the keyboard?? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message