Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='unknown' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin' -DSTANDARD_UTILS_PATH='/usr/bin' -DSYS_BASHRC='/etc/bash.bashrc' -DSYS_BASH_LOGOUT='/etc/bash.bash_logout' uname output: Linux kneczaj-laptop 3.17.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Oct 30 20:49:39 CET 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.3 Patch Level: 30 Release Status: release Description: When using multiline prompt and entering a long command, the part which doesn't fit and should be moved to a new line is actually move to the beginning of the same line which makes the command unreadable. Repeat-By: 1. Set e.g. PS1="\n\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[01;34m\] \w\[\033[01;33m\]\n\n\033[01;31m\]-------------> \[\e[0m\]" 2. Type a command longer than one line. Fix: Expected behaviour is that the part which doesn't fit will be moved to a new line, what happens when the prompt is one line long.