On 3/23/18 12:47 PM, Musse Abdullahi wrote:
> Virta,
>
> your workaround solves the first issue but creates another one.
>
> Here is the script with your workaround
>
> |calculate_prompt1(){host="my-linux"git_branch="a very very very very very
> very very very very very very very very very long prompt"prompt="@$host \\w
> : \[$(tput bold)$(tput setab 1)$(tput setaf 7)\]${git_branch}\[$(tput
> sgr0)||$(tput el)\]\$ "export
> PS1="$prompt"}PROMPT_COMMAND="calculate_prompt1;"
> |
>
> |
> |
>
> |Now keep pressing enter to the bottom of the terminal, and
> |
>
> |you will see that the initial problem is solved. next write anything that
> flows to the next line (forcing a scroll). Then press "Home" button to go
> back to the beginning of what you wrote.
> |
>
> |you will see that the entire line after the prompt is deleted.
I can't reproduce this with bash-4.4.19, using ^A for HOME (no HOME button
on my keyboard).
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