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- From: c2a192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca (Kazimir Kylheku)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: How to remove cursor ?
- Date: 8 Apr 1996 22:42:56 -0700
- Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
- Message-ID: <4kctd0INNh1a@keats.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>
- References: <1996Apr9.102838@gamma.ntu.ac.sg>
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- In article <1996Apr9.102838@gamma.ntu.ac.sg>,
- <sc7237890@gamma.ntu.ac.sg> wrote:
- >Hi...can't find any FAQs...so forgive me for asking this...
- >
- >How can I remove the blinking cursor ?
-
- unlink("/dev/cursor");
-
- >I'm working on a text-based program and I need to remove the annoying
- >cursor at times. And yes...how to bring it back when needed ?
-
- mknod("/dev/cursor", S_IFREG | 0777, DEV_BLINKING_CURSOR);
-
-
- Failing that, try rubbing it off with a damp rag and some detergent.
-
-
- >Please reply through email.
-
- Sure, your time is far too valuable to actually read this newsgroup! This is
- obviously urgent. If the people you work for discover that you can't figure out
- how to disable a blinking cursor, it will not look too good now, will it?
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