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Special characters
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   The special characters' default values vary from system to system.
They are set with the syntax `name value', where the names are listed
below and the value can be given either literally, in hat notation
(`^C'), or as an integer which may start with `0x' to indicate
hexadecimal, `0' to indicate octal, or any other digit to indicate
decimal.

   For GNU stty, giving a value of `^-' or `undef' disables that
special character.  (This is incompatible with Ultrix `stty', which
uses  a value of `u' to disable a special character.  GNU `stty' treats
a value `u' like any other, namely to set that special character to
<U>.)

`intr'
     Send an interrupt signal.

`quit'
     Send a quit signal.

`erase'
     Erase the last character typed.

`kill'
     Erase the current line.

`eof'
     Send an end of file (terminate the input).

`eol'
     End the line.

`eol2'
     Alternate character to end the line.  Non-POSIX.

`swtch'
     Switch to a different shell layer.  Non-POSIX.

`start'
     Restart the output after stopping it.

`stop'
     Stop the output.

`susp'
     Send a terminal stop signal.

`dsusp'
     Send a terminal stop signal after flushing the input.  Non-POSIX.

`rprnt'
     Redraw the current line.  Non-POSIX.

`werase'
     Erase the last word typed.  Non-POSIX.

`lnext'
     Enter the next character typed literally, even if it is a special
     character.  Non-POSIX.