Re: multiline ^C regression

[Egmont Koblinger]

Sorry, I wasn't clear enough.

By "multiline" I mean a simple command that is so long (e.g. takes so many
parameters) that it cannot fit into a single line.  (You reach the right
margin of your terminal and keep on typing.)


On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 8:50 AM, Chris Down <chris@chrisdown.name> wrote:

> Egmont Koblinger writes:
> > Type a multiline command, and press ^C.
> >
> > bash-4.2:  The new prompt appeared below the complete multiline command.
> >
> > bash-4.3:  The new prompt appears right under the previous prompt,
> > overwriting parts of the aborted command line and leaving garbage after
> the
> > new prompt.
>
> Cannot reproduce:
>
>     chris@lakes:~$ while :
>     > do
>     > :
>     > :
>     > :^C
>     chris@lakes:~$ echo $BASH_VERSION
>     4.3.0(1)-release
>
> Does this happen when you execute bash without sourcing the profile/rc?
>