Re: Clearing window (^L) messes up command line

[Chet Ramey]

jerry@hedden.us wrote:
> Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
> Machine: i686
> OS: cygwin
> Compiler: gcc
> Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash.exe' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686'
> -DCONF_OSTYPE='cygwin' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-cygwin'
> -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash'
> -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DRECYCLES_PIDS  -I.  -I/tmp/bash-3.0
> -I/tmp/bash-3.0/include -I/tmp/bash-3.0/lib   -O2
> uname output: CYGWIN_NT-5.0 PN100-01-1-123s 1.5.17(0.129/4/2) 2005-05-25
> 19:38 i686 unknown unknown Cygwin
> Machine Type: i686-pc-cygwin
> 
> Bash Version: 3.0
> Patch Level: 16
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
> 
> Typing in a command (without hitting <CR>), and then clearing the window
> with ^L results in extra characters being added to the command line.
> This may be the result of bash not properly taking into account escape
> sequences in the prompt.

I cannot reproduce this, though I do not run cygwin.

Chet
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