Take a look at the output of stty all:
Code:
Terry@vectra$ stty all
speed 38400 baud; 24 rows; 80 columns;
lflags: icanon isig iexten echo echoe -echok echoke -echonl echoctl
-echoprt -altwerase -noflsh -tostop -flusho pendin -nokerninfo
-extproc -xcase
iflags: -istrip icrnl -inlcr -igncr -iuclc ixon -ixoff ixany imaxbel
-ignbrk brkint -inpck -ignpar -parmrk
oflags: opost onlcr -ocrnl -onocr -onlret -olcuc oxtabs -onoeot
cflags: cread cs8 -parenb -parodd hupcl -clocal -cstopb -crtscts -mdmbuf
discard dsusp eof eol eol2 erase intr kill lnext
^O ^Y ^D <undef> <undef> ^? ^C ^U ^V
min quit reprint start status stop susp time werase
1 ^\ ^R ^Q <undef> ^S ^Z 0 ^W
Terry@vectra$
^V gives a literal next character, so it should work fairly well around in various shells; you can even remap it. No clue if the classic vi used ^V irregardless or obeyed lnest, since it kind of pre-dates curses lol.
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