on linux, cat bigfile.json ends prematurely

[starpit]

i'm not completely sure where the bug is yet, but signs point to a bug in node-pty:

microsoft/node-pty#85

test case:

cat plugins/plugin-bash-like/tests/data/big.json

on mac, you will see the full JSON rendered in the sidecar; on mac, you will see a truncated JSON string appear in the REPL. this is because the underlying node-pty (to the best of my current understanding) emits an 'exit' event prior to all of the data being sent on 'data' events. i have inserted printfs down to the level of node-pty/lib/unixTerminal.js, and i see 'exit' and socket 'close' events being sent, and even with a long setTimeout... i do not see the trailing JSON appear, ever.

[starpit]

marking as backlog, as this is blocked by an underlying issue in node-pty

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