Re: bash 4.4.18 return to new line

[Chet Ramey]

On 2/4/18 10:09 AM, Alexander Kozlenkov wrote:
> I bracketed \[ and \] each prompt variables and simple symbols and line
> break does work right.
> Example:
>> \[\e[1;32m\]\u\[\e[m\]\[\e[1;32m\]@\[\e[m\]\[\e[1;32m\]\h\[\e[m\]
> But if I bracketed sequences some symbols, line break does not work .
> Example:
>>  \[\e[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\e[m\]

You need to identify non-printing sequences so readline knows the visible
length of the prompt and can accurately calculate the cursor position.


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