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Workarounds for the pipe character problem
- To: "Chuck" <chuck at nowhere dot com>
- Subject: Workarounds for the pipe character problem
- From: David Starks-Browning <starksb at ebi dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:53:11 +0100
- CC: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- References: <002301c15846$93ab0be0$0200a8c0@mike>
On Friday 19 Oct 01, Chuck writes:
> Here are a couple of ways to work around the problem of not being able to
> type a pipe character when running bash in a DOS box under windows 95/98/Me
> with a non-US keyboard.
Why isn't using rxvt instead a sufficient workaround? Is there is any
reason to use a "DOS box under windows" given that rxvt is available
as an alternative?
I'm not trying to be antagonistic, I honestly want to know.
Thanks,
David
(Cygwin FAQ maintainer)
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