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Hibernate

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From: Stockholm, Sweden

Registered: 2011-07-12

Posts: 100

^@ gets printed to stdin under Linux VT

When my computer does some work, for example sometimes when using
emacs and when installing packages, ^@ (= NUL = ctrl+space) gets printed
to stdin under Linux VT.

For interactive programs this means that the program things I press ctrl+space,
in emacs this will start a new text selection; and for noninteractive program
this will for most programs, including pacman and agetty, this will change what
I wrote if I do not erase it.

Is there any way to prevent ^@ to get printed to stdin (when not actually typed)?

zasdfgbnm

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From: China

Registered: 2011-11-26

Posts: 38

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Re: ^@ gets printed to stdin under Linux VT

Oh, I have the same problem with you.  I have searched google with the keyword "^@", but got no result.  Is there any better choice of keywords?

Last edited by zasdfgbnm (2012-02-22 17:00:25)

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Hibernate

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From: Stockholm, Sweden

Registered: 2011-07-12

Posts: 100

Re: ^@ gets printed to stdin under Linux VT

Nope, not yet. (in response to the post as it was before edited.)

Only the Wikipedia article, that's weird, somebody one the planet must know something.

Last edited by Hibernate (2012-02-22 20:03:02)