Getting ^M instead of newline when gpg reads from keyboard












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I tried to read a gpg message from the keyboard, but



% gpg -ca

test^M^M^M^C

gpg: signal Interrupt caught ... exiting



%


I got ^M instead of a newline. Why?






gpg newlines







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  • the assumption is that you hit the ENTER or RETURN key for each of those ^M's?
    – Jeff Schaller
    46 mins ago










  • @JeffSchaller, yes.
    – Toothrot
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I tried to read a gpg message from the keyboard, but



% gpg -ca

test^M^M^M^C

gpg: signal Interrupt caught ... exiting



%


I got ^M instead of a newline. Why?






gpg newlines







share|improve this question






















  • the assumption is that you hit the ENTER or RETURN key for each of those ^M's?
    – Jeff Schaller
    46 mins ago










  • @JeffSchaller, yes.
    – Toothrot
    46 mins ago














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I tried to read a gpg message from the keyboard, but



% gpg -ca

test^M^M^M^C

gpg: signal Interrupt caught ... exiting



%


I got ^M instead of a newline. Why?






gpg newlines







share|improve this question













I tried to read a gpg message from the keyboard, but



% gpg -ca

test^M^M^M^C

gpg: signal Interrupt caught ... exiting



%


I got ^M instead of a newline. Why?






gpg newlines




gpg newlines






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  • the assumption is that you hit the ENTER or RETURN key for each of those ^M's?
    – Jeff Schaller
    46 mins ago










  • @JeffSchaller, yes.
    – Toothrot
    46 mins ago


















  • the assumption is that you hit the ENTER or RETURN key for each of those ^M's?
    – Jeff Schaller
    46 mins ago










  • @JeffSchaller, yes.
    – Toothrot
    46 mins ago
















the assumption is that you hit the ENTER or RETURN key for each of those ^M's?
– Jeff Schaller
46 mins ago




the assumption is that you hit the ENTER or RETURN key for each of those ^M's?
– Jeff Schaller
46 mins ago












@JeffSchaller, yes.
– Toothrot
46 mins ago




@JeffSchaller, yes.
– Toothrot
46 mins ago















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