thanks eric and mike for your quick reply and suggestions =) 2012/1/3 Eric Blake <ebl...@redhat.com>
> On 01/03/2012 06:48 AM, nick humphrey wrote: > > Description: > > i dont know if the bug is a bash bug or openssl or echo, but > when i > > echo a string and pipe it to openssl, the > > output comes on the same line as the prompt instead of a new line. > > None of the above. It's not a bug. Your encoded string does not have a > trailing newline, and your $PS1 settings don't inject a starting > newline, so the behavior is expected. If you want to guarantee a > trailing newline, then add one manually: > > > 1. run the following code in bash terminal: > > echo OHBjcWNLNGlQaVF5 | openssl base64 -d > > echo OHBjcWNLNGlQaVF5 | openssl base64 -d && echo > > or modify your PS1 to start with a newline request. > > -- > Eric Blake ebl...@redhat.com +1-919-301-3266 > Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org > >
