On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 1:30 AM, Michael Parson <mpar...@bl.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Sep 2016, Clark Wang wrote: > >> >> Where is this kind of usage (stuff ^X) documented? I did not found it in >> screen manual. >> > > The 'stuff' command is in the screen manpage: > > stuff [string] > > Stuff the string string in the input buffer of the current window. > This is like the "paste" command but with much less overhead. Without > a parameter, screen will prompt for a string to stuff. You cannot > paste large buffers with the "stuff" command. It is most useful for key > bindings. See also "bindkey". > > > The usage they are using is a combo of using 'stuff' with the '-X' flag > which lets you send commands to a screen session via the shell (rather > than from the : prompt inside of screen). > > I'm actually asking about the ^X part. That's to say where is it documented that the *stuff* command would interprete the ^X as CTRL-X? I also found that *stuff* understands C-style escapes (like \t, \n and \040) but I did not found the related document either. -clark
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