Re: When searching in command history, highlighting is missing the first character

[Chet Ramey]

On 6/20/21 12:51 PM, Teemu Leisti wrote:

> Bash Version: 5.1
> Patch Level: 4
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> When using ctrl-R to search in the command history, Bash highlights
> the searched string, but not its first character.
>
> Repeat-By:
> 1. Open Bash, and command: abcdef
> 2. Click Ctrl-R, and type: bcde
> Expected behavior: The command "abcdef" is shown on the command line,
> and "bcde" is highlighted.
> Observed behavior: The command "abcdef" is shown on the command line,
> and "cde" is highlighted.

I can't reproduce this. I think it depends on how your terminal emulator
displays the cursor.

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