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Old 11-26-2012
Get Rid ^C when pressed Ctrl-C
How do i get rid of the ^C when i pressed Ctrl-C?
# 2  
Old 11-26-2012
Do you want ctrl/C to continue to interrupt (break)?
# 3  
Old 11-26-2012
I am writing a script that show load average in like a bar graph. When i press Ctrl-C it suppose to trap it and pause the bar graph from refreshing. The problem im getting is when i press ctrl-C it pause my graph but it will output ^C into the terminal.
# 4  
Old 11-26-2012
Are you generating the graph on a regular window like putty or are you using x-windows, or a desktop GUI like gnome?

This does what you want with a side effect you do not want
Code:
trap "read foo" INT

You have to push return to continue. The problem is the cursor may be in the middle of your plot.

We can fix that with ANSI escape sequences if your terminal window supports that.
# 5  
Old 11-26-2012
Right now im using the code at bottom.
Code:
stty -ctlecho #get rid of ^C
tput civis #make cursor invinsible

The thing about stty -ctlecho is that it get rid of ^C but it end up showing a weird character. And im working it on ubuntu so gnome terminal.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
Are you generating the graph on a regular window like putty or are you using x-windows, or a desktop GUI like gnome?

This does what you want with a side effect you do not want
Code:
trap "read foo" INT

You have to push return to continue. The problem is the cursor may be in the middle of your plot.

We can fix that with ANSI escape sequences if your terminal window supports that.
# 6  
Old 11-26-2012
Rather than me blindly giving you code, try using ansi escape sequences inside the
trap statement. Use them to:

Save the cursor position,
then move it to a safe spot,
read foo,
restore the cursor.

The CSI sequences and some of the SGR sequences in this page are worth playing around with a bit. There is a CSI code to turn off the cursor. Some terminal settings are affected by locale, too. If you are using an Asian locale, you are probably using unicode or another wide charset.

See:
ANSI escape code - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
# 7  
Old 11-26-2012
Is it possible to change the output ^C to something else like a space?
Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
Rather than me blindly giving you code, try using ansi escape sequences inside the
trap statement. Use them to:

Save the cursor position,
then move it to a safe spot,
read foo,
restore the cursor.

The CSI sequences and some of the SGR sequences in this page are worth playing around with a bit. There is a CSI code to turn off the cursor. Some terminal settings are affected by locale, too. If you are using an Asian locale, you are probably using unicode or another wide charset.

See:
ANSI escape code - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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