--- a/cli-chansession.c	Thu Mar 21 23:35:07 2013 +0800
+++ b/cli-chansession.c	Sat Mar 23 23:16:06 2013 +0800
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@
 static void cli_closechansess(struct Channel *channel);
 static int cli_initchansess(struct Channel *channel);
 static void cli_chansessreq(struct Channel *channel);
-
 static void send_chansess_pty_req(struct Channel *channel);
 static void send_chansess_shell_req(struct Channel *channel);
+static void cli_escape_handler(struct Channel *channel, unsigned char* buf, int *len);
+
 
 static void cli_tty_setup();
 
@@ -374,7 +375,9 @@
 
 	if (cli_opts.wantpty) {
 		cli_tty_setup();
-	}
+		channel->read_mangler = cli_escape_handler;
+		cli_ses.last_char = '\r';
+	}	
 
 	return 0; /* Success */
 }
@@ -429,3 +432,59 @@
 	TRACE(("leave cli_send_chansess_request"))
 
 }
+
+// returns 1 if the character should be consumed, 0 to pass through
+static int
+do_escape(unsigned char c) {
+	switch (c) {
+		case '.':
+			dropbear_exit("Terminated");
+			return 1;
+			break;
+		case 0x1a:
+			// ctrl-z
+			cli_tty_cleanup();
+			kill(getpid(), SIGTSTP);
+			// after continuation
+			cli_tty_setup();
+			cli_ses.winchange = 1;
+			return 1;
+			break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static
+void cli_escape_handler(struct Channel *channel, unsigned char* buf, int *len) {
+	char c;
+	int skip_char = 0;
+
+	// only handle escape characters if they are read one at a time. simplifies
+	// the code and avoids nasty people putting ~. at the start of a line to paste 
+	if (*len != 1) {
+		cli_ses.last_char = 0x0;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	c = buf[0];
+
+	if (cli_ses.last_char == DROPBEAR_ESCAPE_CHAR) {
+		skip_char = do_escape(c);
+		cli_ses.last_char = 0x0;
+	} else {
+		if (c == DROPBEAR_ESCAPE_CHAR) {
+			if (cli_ses.last_char == '\r') {
+				cli_ses.last_char = DROPBEAR_ESCAPE_CHAR;
+				skip_char = 1;
+			} else {
+				cli_ses.last_char = 0x0;
+			}
+		} else {
+			cli_ses.last_char = c;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (skip_char) {
+		*len = 0;
+	}
+}