Re: newline in terminal??
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Simon Law wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Rohan Deshpande wrote:
> >
> > > Hey again,
> > >
> > > ASDF JLK;
> > >
> > > This bug is really annoying me. I use the terminal just like everyone
> > > else and having my text be rewritten over as I type is just plain
> > > annoying. Anyone discovered a solution yet?
> >
> > I've got a question for you. Is your prompt set to use
> > non-printing characters (like ANSI escape codes for colours?) If so,
> > your shell may be confused about the number of characters you actually
> > have on a line. If so, you will want to escape your non-printing
> > characters by surrounding them with \[ and \].
> >
> How do I know if my prompt is set up that way? I use the 'out of the box'
> version of woody.
An out-of-the-box install of woody should be just fine. You
only have to worry about non-printing characters if you edit your shell
prompt.
Simon
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