terminator broadcast feature is too dangerous to have default keybinding
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Terminator |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
hello,
The broadcast_all, broadcast_group feature, seem to have default keybindings, but should have none by default.
On my current system (debian 10) for example it seemed to be Alt-A by default.
If users wish to enable a keybinding for this feature, they are able to do so, however having a default keybinding is way too dangerous and I would ask you to consider removing it (setting it to None).
I was just saved from having 'rm -f *' executed across 16 different terminals in various directories on various servers, because of bug #1531043, (that bug saved me because after I had accidentally typed Alt-A, it duplicated all my input twicce instead of once, so my 'rm -f *' command became, in the other terminals, 'rrmm --ff **'
I count myself lucky that I was not burnt by the default keybinding for this feature, (saved by bug 1531043) and would request that you rethink having this feature be so easily enabled by users by accident.
Users who wish to disable the potential for damage by this feature can remove the default keybinding by adding settings such as shown below, into ~/.config/
$> cat ~/.config/
[global_config]
[keybindings]
help = None
broadcast_all = None
broadcast_group = None
good luck
information type: | Public → Public Security |
information type: | Public Security → Private Security |
information type: | Private Security → Public |
Changed in terminator: | |
status: | New → Won't Fix |
I agree.