Package: ksh
Version: 93s+20080202-1
Severity: normal

Transcript on a fresh account:

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du...@naro:~$ ksh
$ alias cati='cat <<!'
$ cati
> abc
> > !
abc
$ unalias cati
$ cati
ksh: cati: not found [No such file or directory]
$ export EDITOR=vi
$ alias cati='cat <<!'
$ cati
>
> abc
> !

abc
$ exit

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The blank input line for the 2nd cati invocation basically is
ignoring all input except a newline. Once the newline is entered,
the shell recognizes input again.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-powerpc
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages ksh depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.9-25     GNU C Library: Shared libraries

ksh recommends no packages.

ksh suggests no packages.

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