Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 14:53:56 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> To: media@mail1.nai.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: grep hanging?? Message-ID: <39DF9B74.4F1747A3@urx.com> References: <NCBBIPDEFKONHLOLAMEOEEDJCDAA.emag2@emag1.com> <v03130304b6050950bc57@[209.150.34.212]> <v03130306b6050cd7903c@[209.150.34.212]>
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media@mail1.nai.net wrote: > > 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 <ctrl>c. > > Thanx!! Why would it be looking for input from the keyboard?? I missed providing a proper file at the end. Since it can't find a file to process, it seems to look at STDIN and that is when everything stops. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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