break process

[juno2]

when I use the command "ls" to list out a large number of files , I can't use the "Ctrl + C or Ctrl + break" to break the process when it is listing the files , can suggest when is the problem in my system ? thx

[Michael Tully · Accepted solution]

There is nothing wrong with your system. When listing a large number of files, it takes longer to display them to the 'tty' (your terminal) than to run the command. Your best bet is to run them with wildcards, or output the result to a file.

# ls a*
# ls >/tmp/file.out

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[T G Manikandan]

check for

#stty -a

you should have


intr=^C(interrupt)

#stty intr ^C(crtl v +crtl c)


Thanks

[T G Manikandan]

Do check this

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x316efd3f91d3d5118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

[juno2]

This is the output of
#stty -a
stty -a
speed 9600 baud; rows 24; columns 80; line = 0;
intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^H; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = ;
eol2 = ; start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R; werase = ^W;
lnext = ^V; flush = ^O; min = 1; time = 0;
-parenb -parodd cs8 hupcl -cstopb cread -clocal -crtscts
-ignbrk -brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl ixon ixoff
-iuclc -ixany -imaxbel
opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0
isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt
echoctl echoke,

but still can't use the " ctrl + C " , what is problem in our system ? thx.

[T G Manikandan]

I think this should work

For example
you do a
ls -Rl from the / dir.

Then do a crtl-c.

The system should take some time to receive the interrupt and stop processing.

[juno2]

Hi TG,

I tried your method , but still not work.

[Frank Slootweg]

First try something *else* to see whether or not Ctrl+C works, i.e.

$ sleep 100
[You should get no prompt because the sleep waits for 100 seconds.]
[Now type:]
Ctrl+C
[I.e. Press and hold the Ctrl key, press the C key and release both. You now should get the prompt.]

Looking at your reported "stty -a" settings, Ctrl+break will probably not work.

However Ctrl+\ ("quit" signal) should work, and should say "Quit(coredump)" and should generate a core file (file "core" in the current directory).

[Ernesto Cappello]

Hi,
type "stty -a" in your shell prompt:

speed 9600 baud; line = 0;
rows = 51; columns = 88
min = 4; time = 12;
intr = ^C; quit = ^X; erase = ^H; kill = ^U
eof = ^D; eol = ^L; eol2 = ^@; swtch = ^@
stop = ^S; start = ^Q; susp = ^Z; dsusp = ^Y
werase = ^@; lnext = ^@
parenb -parodd cs8 -cstopb hupcl cread -clocal -loblk -crts
-ignbrk -brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl -iuclc
ixon -ixany ixoff -imaxbel -rtsxoff -ctsxon -ienqak
isig icanon -iexten -xcase echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh
-echoctl -echoprt -echoke -flusho -pendin
opost -olcuc onlcr -ocrnl -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel -tostop

if it doesn't work, execute this script:

export TERM=xterm
export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH
stty kill '^U' intr '^C' quit '^X' eol '^L' erase '^H'
tset
export DISPLAY="nomepc":0.0

Regards.
Ernesto.