Subject: Is there a shell escape in Pine?

From: Vladimir Dyo <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 09:34:37 +0600

Hi,
Please tell me if there's a shell escape in Pine

Thanks

-Volodya

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From: Lenard T Diggins <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 01:45:39 -0400 (EDT)

> Please tell me if there's a shell escape in Pine

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Generally, you suspend a UNIX program via the keystrokes '^z' 
(Control-z), but such is not the case with Pine unless you 
configure the program to do so.

Here's how:

1. After starting 'pine', if you are not already at the Main Menu,
enter "M" in order to access the Main Main.

2. Enter "S" for Setup.

3. At the bottom of the screen you will see the following highlighted
prompt:

   Choose a setup task from the menu below :

Enter "C" for "Config".

4. To quickly and efficiently get to the "enable-suspend" feature:

   A. Enter "W" for "WhereIs"

   B. At the highlighted "Word to find :" prompt, enter "suspend"

   C. Hit the "Return" key.

5. With the following in highlight:

    [ ]  enable-suspend                        

Enter "X" in order to activate the feature.

6. Enter "E" for "Exit Config".

7. At the following highlighted prompt:
 
   "Commit changes ("Yes" replaces settings, "No" abandons changes)? "

Enter "Y" or the "Return" key for "Yes"

Note: Keep in mind that you can resume work in Pine by typing 'fg'
(no quotes) at your World prompt.

  For example,

  world%  fg

(where "world%" is an example of a shell prompt)

'fg' simply returns the suspend process to the foreground.
                                               ^   ^
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