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When will the pipe key be fixed?
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Subject: When will the pipe key be fixed?
- From: David Starks-Browning <starksb at ebi dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 02:00:03 +0100
- Cc: "Martin van-Eerde" <martin dot vaneerde at fss-travel dot com>
- References: <3B3C48B8.21548.3EF644@localhost>
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 '¦' is not a
substitute. (Which was the problem with your perl program).
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
David
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