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Re: ^C show up on bash command line



On 2010-09-28 03:25 +0200, T o n g wrote:

> Now,when pressing ^C to abolish changes to bash command, the actual ^C 
> will show up where the cursor is. IIRC, previously it wasn't like this -- 
> editing aborted with actual command intact, without being messed up with 
> ^C.

This looked like a bug to me, but it was actually added deliberately.

> Is it possible to get back the old bash ^C behaviour? 

$ echo 'set echo-control-characters off' >> ~/.inputrc

See the following thread:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2010-02/threads.html#00115

Sven


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