Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: procps (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to procps in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1658556 Title: watch -c --differences=permanent misbehaves (highlights everything) Status in procps package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: If the watch -c and --differences=permanent options are combined, then upon the first update _every_ character is highlighted even if nothing has ever changed. It appears that -c ("Interpret ANSI color and style sequences") tickles a bug in the persistence logic. Regular non-permanent highlighting (with option -d) works okay with -c. STEPS TO REPRODUCE: 1. /usr/bin/watch -c --differences=permanent -n 1 echo This never changes RESULTS: After one second all output is highlighted EXPECTED RESULTS: No highlighting until something changes ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: procps 2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-62.83-generic 4.4.40 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-62-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Jan 22 17:35:09 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-06 (1266 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) SourcePackage: procps UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-11 (257 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/1658556/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp