Sorry, I wasn't clear enough. By "multiline" I mean a simple command that is so long (e.g. takes so many parameters) that it cannot fit into a single line. (You reach the right margin of your terminal and keep on typing.)
On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 8:50 AM, Chris Down <ch...@chrisdown.name> wrote: > Egmont Koblinger writes: > > Type a multiline command, and press ^C. > > > > bash-4.2: The new prompt appeared below the complete multiline command. > > > > bash-4.3: The new prompt appears right under the previous prompt, > > overwriting parts of the aborted command line and leaving garbage after > the > > new prompt. > > Cannot reproduce: > > chris@lakes:~$ while : > > do > > : > > : > > :^C > chris@lakes:~$ echo $BASH_VERSION > 4.3.0(1)-release > > Does this happen when you execute bash without sourcing the profile/rc? >
