On 2/12/25 10:40 PM, Justin Donnelly wrote:
Hi!
This isn't a bug, but I have attached a patch for a new feature that I hope
you'll consider for inclusion in Readline. I just recently switched to
using vi mode in Bash, and have noticed the Readline arguments in the
prompt (eg `(arg: 2)'). This functionality is also in emacs mode, but I
don't think I ever noticed it (probably because I don't know emacs well
enough). When the args are added to the prompt, it shifts the text, which
can be distracting. My patch adds a Readline variable to disable this
functionality. By default, Readline will show the args in the prompt, just
as it does now. But if a user sets the `show-arg-in-prompt' variable to
`off', the args won't show in the prompt.
Thanks for the patch. I'll consider it for a future readline version.
Chet
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