On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:57:14 +0200 Andreas Ronnquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
