Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 20:35:12 +0300 From: Yar Tikhiy <yar@FreeBSD.org> To: Mark Peek <mark@peek.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/ddb db_input.c Message-ID: <20020211203511.A64123@comp.chem.msu.su> In-Reply-To: <p05101409b88d9c825e35@[10.1.10.118]>; from mark@peek.org on Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 08:18:45AM -0800 References: <200202111414.g1BEEgd74791@freefall.freebsd.org> <p05101409b88d9c825e35@[10.1.10.118]>
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On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 08:18:45AM -0800, Mark Peek wrote: > At 6:14 AM -0800 2/11/02, Yar Tikhiy wrote: > >yar 2002/02/11 06:14:42 PST > > > > Modified files: > > sys/ddb db_input.c > > Log: > > Teach ddb(4) to delete to the beginning of its command line on ^U. > > > > PR: kern/28976 > > Submitted by: Nickolai Zeldovich <kolya@orbit.zepa.net> > > > > Revision Changes Path > > 1.29 +6 -1 src/sys/ddb/db_input.c > > I don't know that this is the right change. The usual use of ^U is > for 'kill' in terminal input mode (e.g., when typing into a shell) > and 'kill' is defined as deleting all data in the current line. This > change to ddb only kills the data from the beginning of the line to > the cursor but leaves the remainder of the line intact. I was used to the default notion of ^U in GNU bash so much that decided killing to cursor is the right way... But the rest of the world seems to disagree and use ^U for killing the whole line. I think I must rework my change. Does anyone have more comments? -- Yar To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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