def sendcontrol(self, char):
        '''Helper method that wraps send() with mnemonic access for sending control
        character to the child (such as Ctrl-C or Ctrl-D).  For example, to send
        Ctrl-G (ASCII 7, bell, '\a')::

            child.sendcontrol('g')

        See also, sendintr() and sendeof().
        '''
        n, byte = self.ptyproc.sendcontrol(char)
        self._log_control(byte)
        return n