In article <3956 at auspex.auspex.com> guy at auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) writes: >> ..try: >> stty eof '^a' -icanon > ...try: > stty eof '^a' eol '^@' -icanon How about: stty -icanon min 1 time 0 -- bruce at segue.com ...!ism.isc.com!segue!bruce ...!aero.org!segue!bruce Never make promises. Never make excuses. Split before dawn.