Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i486
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib -g -O2 -Wall
uname output: Linux lisa 2.6.24-20-generic #1 SMP Mon Jul 28 13:49:52 UTC 2008
i686 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i486-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.2
Patch Level: 39
Release Status: release
Description:
\w in PS1 prompt string confuses bash when ending in \
The standard prompt setting in ubuntu is
PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w\$"
which seems harmless enough. However, if you do
mkdir /tmp/chaos\\ ; cd /tmp/chaos\\
the prompt display hopelessly confuses bash. At first it displays
nothing at all, then with repeated entries of RET fragments of color
ANSI sequences appear, like
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/xxx$ mkdir /tmp/chaos\\ ; cd /tmp/chaos\\
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /tmp/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/chaos\$
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /tmp/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/chaos\$
Repeat-By:
See above.
Fix:
Unknown.
