shell escape (!) oddity
I press ! to execute a shell command, and if I press enter at the prompt instead of a command, it kicks me out of mutt without saving. If this is the desirable behavior, will someone explain why? -- Drew
Re: shell escape (!) oddity
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 04:02:58PM -0500, Drew Raines wrote: I press ! to execute a shell command, and if I press enter at the prompt instead of a command, it kicks me out of mutt without saving. If this is the desirable behavior, will someone explain why? You don't get kicked out - mutt forks a new shell. Type 'exit' or ctrl-D to return to your previous mutt enjoyment. d. -- Drew
Re: shell escape (!) oddity
Drew Raines wrote: I press ! to execute a shell command, and if I press enter at the prompt instead of a command, it kicks me out of mutt without saving. Not really: Type exit and you get back to mutt. It's just a sub shell. If this is the desirable behavior, will someone explain why? Don't know... -volker -- http://die-Moells.de/ * http://Stama90.de/ * http://ScriptDale.de/ Don't go surfing in South Dakota for a while.
Re: shell escape (!) oddity
* Danny O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED]: You don't get kicked out - mutt forks a new shell. Type 'exit' or ctrl-D to return to your previous mutt enjoyment. Ah. That would explain why one day when I was confirming this behavior, there were many, many mutt processes running :) Thanks. -- Drew
Re: shell escape (!) oddity
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 04:02:58PM -0500, Drew Raines wrote: I press ! to execute a shell command, and if I press enter at the prompt instead of a command, it kicks me out of mutt without saving. If this is the desirable behavior, will someone explain why? it doesn't actually kick you out of mutt... it just gives you a shell.. type exit, you'll find yourself back in good 'ol mutt :) -- Dan Boger [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP signature
Re: shell escape (!) oddity
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 04:02:58PM -0500, Drew Raines wrote: I press ! to execute a shell command, and if I press enter at the prompt instead of a command, it kicks me out of mutt without saving. If this is the desirable behavior, will someone explain why? It is the logical behaviour! -- Drew xi It has just started a shell for you.. Type exit and you will be back in mutt. -- Regards Cliff
