Re: junk characters from movement keys in vi in xterm via ssh

[Chuck Swiger <cswiger%mac.com@localhost>]

On Feb 23, 2009, at 7:43 PM, James K. Lowden wrote:
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> > Look at the 'vi' option 'escapetime'.
>
> I can't understand what use that could be with TCP_NODELAY.  Why  
> would the
> terminal not always send the escape sequence as a single (small)  
> packet?
> Or is it a workaround from former days when TCP_NODELAY was not
> implemented?

I daresay this is a workaround intended for slow (300 - 1200 baud)  
serial lines going over a POTS modem.  Quite possibly it predates both  
ethernet and the TCP/IP protocol....  :-)

Regards,
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-Chuck