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A basic, line-buffered, modal terminal.
Usage
The terminal displays the current mode in the lower left corner. The possible modes are "INPUT", "RUNNING", "STDIN".
The terminal starts off in INPUT mode, which allows entering commands to run. If $HOME is set, the starting directory is that. Otherwise, it is root (/).
In INPUT mode, commands can be freely typed. There are a few special control sequences:
ctrl+p: Brings up the last run command to the command inputctrl+n: Clears the command input
Once a command is entered, hit 'enter' to execute it. The terminal will change into "RUNNING" mode. In this mode, clicking any key except for 'i' will result in the terminal writing the current output of the running command to the window (ctrl+c will force the process to exit). It will also check if the command has exited, in which case the INPUT mode is returned to. Clicking the 'i' key will change the terminal to "STDIN" mode.
In STDIN mode, any keys typed followed by the 'enter' key will send those keys to the command's STDIN, if it is still running. To escape STDIN mode, use the esc key.
Sudo
To get sudo to read from stdin, the -S option will need to be used (eg, sudo -S ls). Also, the password prompt will not show since the terminal is line-buffered. Just switch to STDIN mode, type in the password and hit enter.
Copy / Paste
This window-like supports the paste shortcut (Alt+P) if in INPUT or STDIN mode.