Re: read -e bug

[Chet Ramey]

> 
> This is nothing new; it happens in all versions of bash:
> 
> printf "Enter something: "
> read -e whatever
> 
> Press a key, then cursor left (or ^A); the cursor moves to the
> beginning of the line, over "E" instead of over the character just
> entered.

This isn't a bug; that's where readline thinks the cursor is.  If you
want to use a prompt, use `read -p'.

Chet

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