When will the pipe key be fixed?
David Starks-Browning
starksb@ebi.ac.uk
Thu Jul 5 18:00:00 GMT 2001
On Friday 29 Jun 01, Martin van-Eerde writes:
> Hi,
>
> I am running Cygwin on Windows ME and since the latest update
> cannot get the pipe (|) key to work. Any perl scripts with this
> symbol now also refuse to run, stating invalid character.
>
> I have noticed that someone has fixed this, but it is in a developer
> snapshot at the moment. I dont have the skills to get this, when
> will an offical update appear?
This does not appear to be fixed in the latest snapshot.
> Is there another way to get the pipe key to work, I am on a UK
> keyboard.
The solution, to use rxvt, is now in the FAQ in the "Known Problems"
section. It also mentions that the broken pipe 'æ' is not a
substitute. (Which was the problem with your perl program).
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
David
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