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Old 08-08-2005
Sending INtr key for remote terminal

Hi folks,
Just wondering if anyone knows how to send intr/break key to remote tty (shell), a simple example would be great!
thx
# 2  
Old 08-08-2005
you mean sending a ctrl+c?
i guess you need to have write permission to corresponding /dev/tty* file; you can try writing 0x3 to that file.
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Old 08-09-2005
Thanks,
ill try that
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