https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505582
--- Comment #1 from [email protected] --- unrelated to konsole - seems like a bash or zsh ossue On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 at 04:19 <[email protected]> wrote: > https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505582 > > Bug ID: 505582 > Summary: Executing the command "cat /usr/bin/rm" causes all > subsequent lowercase letters typed into konsole to be > gibberish until app is restarted. > Classification: Applications > Product: konsole > Version First 25.04.2 > Reported In: > Platform: Fedora RPMs > OS: Linux > Status: REPORTED > Severity: task > Priority: NOR > Component: font > Assignee: [email protected] > Reporter: [email protected] > Target Milestone: --- > > Created attachment 182259 > --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=182259&action=edit > the commands "echo abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", "echo > ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ", "echo !@#$%^&*()" , and "echo 1234567890" > executed > after replication. > > STEPS TO REPRODUCE > 1. Open Konsole > 2. Execute "cat /usr/bin/rm" > > OBSERVED RESULT > The terminal is filled with � [among other] characters [as is the norm when > using cat on a binary file], but the lowercase letters in the user/hostname > will be gibberish. Typing and executing "clear" will clear the terminal, > but > the user/hostname will still be gibberish and so will any subsequent > lowercase > letters entered. Characters that are displayed on the terminal due to a cat > operation on a text file are not affected. > > EXPECTED RESULT > Lowercase letters remain legible. > > SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS > Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Linux 42 > KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5 > KDE Frameworks Version: 6.14.0 > Qt Version: 6.9.1 > > ADDITIONAL INFORMATION > The gibberish is not randomized, either between separate terminal sessions > or > separate occurrences of the same letter. Does not persist through app > restarts, > and it does not stop commands from being recognized. > > -- > You are receiving this mail because: > You are the assignee for the bug. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
