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hi,
i did a grep for a string in a directory which has some binary files.
my terminal got corrupted. the display is now totally in greek n latin.
how can i recover ?
thanks
 
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try typing
reset
 
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Are you in X-windows or just at the prompt? If your at the prompt, you can jump to another console using your function keys - F1-6, I think. From there, you can shutdown and start again.
 
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You are joking, right ? You should never have to shutdown a running Linux system for something as trivial as this - that's a Windows approach. If you only meant shutdown that terminal session then you really ought to be more careful with your terminology.
Sorry if this came out like a flame, it's just that I've seen too many people reach for the reset button every time an otherwise perfectly healthy Linux system does something slightly strange.
 
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You are right Frank. I should have been more specific. From the new terminal, one could use a kill on the hung terminal. The only times I've ever had to restart Linux via the power button have been when X windows hangs in gnome/kde2 and ctrl-alt-backspace doesn't do the trick.
 
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For that situation, I have a serial line to another PC with a terminal emulator. I guess that's a bit tough if you only have the one machine there though
 
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