Thanks, both those methods work for me. On 11 February 2015 at 00:52, Egmont Koblinger <egm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Simple version: > export PROMPT_COMMAND='printf "%*s\r\e[K" $COLUMNS' > > More complex version with an inverse exclamation mark: > export PROMPT_COMMAND='printf "\e[7m!\e[0m%*s\r\e[K" $((COLUMNS-1))' > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1419339 > > Title: > Terminal input offset incorrect after output with no trailing newline > and then cycling up through commands > > Status in gnome-terminal package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > Steps to recreate problem: > > 1. Run a very long command, the command should be wider than the > terminal width so it wraps round to the next line. For this example, > run a long echo command, such as: > > echo "joi fowiejf fsweiofj woifj weiof weif wioejf weif woifjw ofwioe > fdwiojf wfw > > fiowejfeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjddjj > fjwepf fweijf fwekfnwe fwef wefw efe fewf wef wef" > > 2. Run program that outputs to stdout without a trailing newline, e.g. > > printf "oiwjgoiwgoiwoiawbn" > > So your terminal should look like: > oiwjgoiwgoiwoiawbnusername@pcname:~$ > > 3. Use the up arrow key to go back to the long command you entered > > 4. Press the home button. The cursor goes to the wrong location, > behind the start of the actual command and the start of where the > command would be had it not been for the printf command. > > Then move the cursor to just before the echo statement, and type less > to change "echo" to "lessecho" (a version of echo which expands meta > characters). You should notice what the problem is now, the location > your cursor appears to be at is not the actual location in the > command, but where it would be if the printf command had not just been > run. > > > This is annoying because it can cause you to incorrectly modify old > commands. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 > Package: gnome-terminal 3.6.2-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12 > Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: Unity > Date: Sat Feb 7 20:04:37 2015 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-18 (20 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 > (20140722.2) > SourcePackage: gnome-terminal > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1419339/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1419339 Title: Terminal input offset incorrect after output with no trailing newline and then cycling up through commands To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1419339/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
