> > This is nothing new; it happens in all versions of bash: > > printf "Enter something: " > read -e whatever > > Press a key, then cursor left (or ^A); the cursor moves to the > beginning of the line, over "E" instead of over the character just > entered.
This isn't a bug; that's where readline thinks the cursor is. If you want to use a prompt, use `read -p'. Chet -- ``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU c...@case.edu http://tiswww.tis.case.edu/~chet/
