Re: bin/60213: cat dumps dir list and glitchs tty font after using cat on a directory accidentaly (for ex. cat /); using NetBSD 11.0_RC3 (i386)

["Martin Husemann via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/60213; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: c.santa%gmx.de@localhost
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: bin/60213: cat dumps dir list and glitchs tty font after using
 cat on a directory accidentaly (for ex. cat /); using NetBSD 11.0_RC3 (i386)
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:09:18 +0200

 On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 10:04:55AM +0000, c.santa%gmx.de@localhost wrote:
 > Thanks a lot for your effort. Michael van Elst was very kind to explain me that directories were historicaly files. I understand why it's normal Unix behavior and not a bug.
 
 If you get into a situation like you described, you could try typing
 (probably more or less blindly):
 
 	tput reset
 
 to restor the tty to sane defaults.
 
 Martin