On 11/24/13 11:04 PM, Ryan Campbell Cunningham wrote:
> Bash Version: 4.2
> Patch Level: 45
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> I would like to request that Bash delete the character
> immediately preceding a '#', provided the '#'
>
> * does not begin a new word,
> * is not included in any quoted string or variable,
> * is not preceded by a '\', and
> * is only found in an interactive command line (not
> in a script* or Bash initialization argument).
This is traditionally a characteristic of the terminal driver rather
than the shell. It emulates the behavior of the old 7th Edition and
BSD (through 4.3) terminal driver default erase character. While
interesting in a historical sense, I don't believe it has much value
in modern environments.
Chet
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