Package: bash Version: 3.2-4 Try the following command sequence on an 80-column terminal.
mkdir -p /tmp/big-long-dir/with/lots/of/sub/directories cd /tmp/big-long-dir/with/lots/of/sub/directories mkdir -p so/this/gets/super/long/more/more/more/more/more cd so/this/gets/super/long/more/more/more/more/more PS1='\n\[\e[1m\]\w\[\e[m\] \$ ' The prompt string overflows onto a second line incorrectly and all sorts of badness happens. This also occurs in Ubuntu bash 4.1-2ubuntu3, and probably other versions. Avery -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
