Thanks for the pointer Derek, that's a nice tips page!

The syntax that worked for me is:

bob@galaxy-auto-build:~$ set -o ignoreeof
bob@galaxy-auto-build:~$ <Ctrl-d>
Use "exit" to leave the shell.


On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Derek Neighbors wrote:

> Robert Bushman said:
> > Hopefully this is an easy one - how dow I disable
> > Control-d quick-exit in Bash (I tend to fatfinger
> > the keyboard).
>
> set options
>         ignoreeof
>
> Ordinarily, issuing Ctrl-D at the prompt will log you out of an
> interactive shell. This can be annoying if you regularly need to type
> Ctrl-D in other situations, for example, when trying to disconnect from a
> Telnet session. In such a situation, hitting Ctrl-D once too often will
> close your shell, which can be very frustrating. This option disables the
> use of Ctrl-D to exit the shell.
>
> >From the "Working More Productively with Bash":
> http://www.caliban.org/bash/index.shtml
>
> -derek
>
>

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