Re: -X stuff on double backslash fails

Max Rozenoer <astgtciv-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.screen.user
Message-ID <CADxFgPKQinFX0k8V6V3WwqgcMz_40q+tzvMEzkg+kwf80Ki4fg@mail.gmail.com>
Looks like I found a workaround, replacing double backslashes by backslash
unicode pair >>> \u005c\u005c <<< appears to work.

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 9:10 PM, Max Rozenoer <astgtciv-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi, all,
>
> In Screen v4.3.1 (and also v4.2.1) on Mac OS X, I am unable to send >>> -X
> stuff \\ <<< (double backslash) - nothing appears in the target window. In
> v4.00.03 (FAU) 23-Oct-06 (which shipped with Mac OS), this sequence sends
> just fine and shows up as >>> \ <<< (single backslash).
>
> This is not mere curiosity for me  - I am working on a dev environment
> window manager which sends fairly complicated shell-escaped commands into
> the window, which sometimes result in sequences of backslashes.
>
> Any workarounds much appreciated!
>
>

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