https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/perl-to-send-cntl-c-and-cntl-d/m-p/5012261#M426720 I have taken the low road and went with a quick expect script called by perl Thu, 23 Nov 2006 21:36:01 GMT Ratzie 2006-11-23T21:36:01Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/perl-to-send-cntl-c-and-cntl-d/m-p/5012258#M426717 I am using the telnet module in perl to telnet to a switch<BR />The funky thing about this switch is that I need to send a cntrl D to get a prompt, then I type a command, and to send the command I need to type a control C.<BR />How do I incorporate this in my script.<BR />Or convert it to actual control characters.<BR />I thought there was a way to do this in vi... Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:16:45 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/perl-to-send-cntl-c-and-cntl-d/m-p/5012258#M426717 Ratzie 2006-11-03T17:16:45Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/perl-to-send-cntl-c-and-cntl-d/m-p/5012259#M426718 Hi:<BR /><BR />You can generate a Ctrl_C with "\003" and Ctrl_D with "\004".<BR /><BR /># echo "\003" | cat -etv<BR /><BR /># perl -e 'print "\003"' | cat -etv<BR /><BR />If you want to create these characters in a 'vi' session, type Ctrl_v and then press either Ctrl_C or Ctrl_D. See the 'ascii(5)' manpages for more information.<BR /><BR />Regards!<BR /><BR />...JRF...<BR />Regards!<BR /><BR />...JRF... Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:22:14 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/perl-to-send-cntl-c-and-cntl-d/m-p/5012259#M426718 James R. Ferguson 2006-11-03T19:22:14Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/perl-to-send-cntl-c-and-cntl-d/m-p/5012260#M426719 perl does have a much nicer way to write that:<BR /><BR /># perl -le 'print "\cC\cD"'<BR /><BR /># perl -le 'print "\cC\cD"' | perl -nle'print join " ", unpack"C*",$_'<BR />3 4<BR />#<BR /><BR />Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:56:25 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/perl-to-send-cntl-c-and-cntl-d/m-p/5012260#M426719 H.Merijn Brand (procura 2006-11-04T02:56:25Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/perl-to-send-cntl-c-and-cntl-d/m-p/5012261#M426720 I have taken the low road and went with a quick expect script called by perl Thu, 23 Nov 2006 21:36:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/perl-to-send-cntl-c-and-cntl-d/m-p/5012261#M426720 Ratzie 2006-11-23T21:36:01Z