From 69c7680cf75d6fe6059373220d8dcfd6e043a577 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joshua Daniel Franklin Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:20:34 +0000 Subject: 2004-01-20 Joshua Daniel Franklin * Makefile.in: Remove unused cygwin-ug and cygwin-api-int targets from default build. * how-using.texinfo: Add information about 8-bit character display to FAQ. * setup2.sgml: Add information about 8-bit character display to "Setting up Cygwin". --- winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo') diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index fdb31bd8d..eb5499dc2 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -325,7 +325,15 @@ add the following lines to your @code{~/.inputrc} file: @end example These are options to the @code{readline} library, which you can read -about in the @code{bash(1)} man page. +about in the @code{bash(1)} and @code{readline(3)} man pages. Other +tools that do not use @code{readline} for display, such as +less and ls, require additional settings, which could be put in your +@code{~/.bashrc}: +@example +alias less='/bin/less -r' +alias ls='/bin/ls -F --color=tty --show-control-chars' +@end example + @subsection Why don't cursor keys work under Win95/Win98? -- cgit v1.2.3