Re: [odd behaviour with odd characters]

[Chet Ramey]

> Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
> Machine: i686
> OS: linux-gnu
> Compiler: gcc
> Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM=3D'bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE=3D'i686'=20
> =2DDCONF_OSTYPE=3D'linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE=3D'i686-pc-linux-gnu'=20
> =2DDCONF_VENDOR=3D'pc' -DSHELL -DHAVE$
> uname output: Linux dahling 2.4.18 #1 Sun Apr 13 13:22:05 CEST 2003 i686 AM=
> D=20
> Duron(tm) processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
> Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
> 
> Bash Version: 2.05b
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>         [I think bash screws itself when doing like this:
>         first su to another user, root for say, them run a valid command
>         followed by -p=E5 for example, where =E5 is any special character l=
> ikem=20
> =E5=C4=E4=F6=D6
>         pressing enter and then push the up key to retrive the command again
>         place the cursor on =E5 and delete p with backspace. tada. bash cra=
> shes,=20

This is fixed by patch 1 to bash-2.05b.

ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/bash-2.05b-patches/bash205b-001

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