Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i686 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin' -DSTANDARD_UTILS_PATH='/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin' -DSYS_BASHRC='/etc/bash/bashrc' -DSYS_BASH_LOGOUT='/etc/bash/bash_logout' -DNON_INTERACTIVE_LOGIN_SHELLS -DSSH_SOURCE_BASHRC -march=pentium4 -O2 -pipe uname output: Linux ice.filescope.com 2.6.25.10 #5 PREEMPT Thu Nov 27 16:10:07 EST 2008 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1400MHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.0 Patch Level: 10 Release Status: release Description: When I type a long string of text and start pressing ctrl-W to backwards-kill words, bash deletes the words but doesn't visually refresh (the words still appear on the command line). This was not occurring for me in the 3.x series of Bash. Repeat-By: Write this text on the command line: "sample text sample text sample text sample text sample text". Start pressing ctrl-W and notice it takes a few kill-words before the words start disappearing. --Matt Zyzik