Re: [Bug Report] The Unexpected Behavior When Using ANSI Escape Code

[Chet Ramey]

On 3/21/22 5:00 AM, Michaelll Lee wrote:

> While using non-printing characters without "\[...\]" proves to be fine in
> versions prior to 5.x.x (e.g., many suggestions from some online forums
> have suggested "PS1=\e[0m" for using ANSI escape code in the prompt), the
> same configuration in 5.x.x is not as stable as the previous versions(i.e.,
> "PS1=\[\e[0m\]" should be used instead of "PS1=\e[0m", otherwise the
> unexpected behavior(STEP7) will happen).

This has never been true.

Readline's display relies on knowing the physical cursor position. Unless
told otherwise, it assumes that every character it outputs contributes to
that physical cursor position. Eventually, the incorrect value that results
from non-printing characters will mess up redisplay.

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