On 2/28/22 2:51 PM, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> With
>
> PS1="\[$(tput bold)\]\h:\w/:[\$?]\\\$\[$(tput sgr0)$(tput cnorm)\] "
>
> if \w expands to such a long string so that the right margin is exactly
> before the final space in the prompt (ie. the second line starts with
> that space), display becomes erratic: the display of the input line is
> shifted to the right by a few spaces on the second line, with the cursor
> stuck on the left margin. Note that when the final space is removed
> from the prompt the display works fine. This is a regression from
> readline 8.1.
I can't reproduce this using macOS Terminal:
chet-mail:/usr/local/build/chet/bash/bash-current.rhe7/examples/loadables1/:[0]$
eifueifutwekadicas adjb ashbcasdhb cadhbcashd jadh chasd ohafs
(you might have to enlarge your message display window to get the wrapping
right). I'll have to look at some other terminal emulators.
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