Escape character

john doe johndoe65534 at mail.com
Fri Mar 27 15:11:23 UTC 2020


On 3/27/2020 2:48 PM, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 01:45:21PM +0100, Ján Tomko wrote:
>> On a Friday in 2020, john doe wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to understand how to use the escape character '^]' with the
>>> below command:
>>>
>>> virt-install --name=try06 --graphic none --pxe --network bridge=virbr0
>>> --console pty,target_type=serial
>>>
>>> "Starting install...
>>> Connected to domain try06
>>> Escape character is ^]"
>>>
>>> When I try to do '^]', it does not escape.
>>>
>>
>> This is not a character sequence, '^]' is a way of saying: Ctrl + ]
>
> Stop me if i'm being too adventurous here, but perhaps we should
> change the text to say....
>
>  Escape character is Ctrl + ]
>

I would suggest, the following:

'Where the escape character ^] is referenced, it is equivalent to doing
'CTRL + ]' or in plain English, pressing at the same time the control
key and the right bracket key.'

--
John Doe





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