Re: X terminal problems
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:57:14 +0200
Andreas Ronnquist <andreas.ronnquist@meritkonsult.se> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have a weird problem with my X-terminals (I've got the same behaviour
> using xterm / urxvt and xfce4-terminal.) - When stepping through what I
> have previously entered using the up/down keys the line doesn't get
> completely cleared.
>
> For example - Enter
>
> # Whatever whatever whateverwhatever whateverwhatever whateverwhatever whatever important commands <ENTER>
>
> Prompt is now
> #
>
> <press up key>
>
> # Whatever whatever whateverwhatever whateverwhatever whateverwhatever whatever important commands
>
> <press down key>
>
> Prompt shows:
> # Whatever<cursor>
>
> and then it's like the first 8 characters is part of the prompt, and
> won't go away no matter how much I press backspace. (a simple enter
> restores the prompt though.)
>
> Is it some buffer that I must increase or something simple like that?
> It is only evident if I enter a really long line.
Solved it myself, got a faulty PS1 setup in ~/.bashrc, restored it to a
sane one and all is good.
--
Andreas Ronnquist <andreas.ronnquist@meritkonsult.se>
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