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Last update: 1997-05-20
9945-2-52
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Topic: escape next character
Relevant Sections: 5.35.7.1.14
Classification: No change.
Defect Report:
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Reference: Page 536, Section 5.35.7.1.14, "escape next character"
Was it the intent of the POSIX 9945-2 standard to change historic
practice by requiring that ^Q be used to escape the next character?
Historic practice is that it be used as a flow control character,
and that it only be used as a literal next character if it is not
already used for flow control.
(Keith Bostic [email protected])
WG15 response for 9945-2:1993
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The rationale on pg1009 ll10603-10609 shows the expected behavior if
ctrl Q is currently being used as a flow control char. Its
status as a ctrl char overrides the wording in section 5.35.7.
Rationale for Interpretation:
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None
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