> hello is now overwritten by the prompt, and even that is displayed > incorrectly.
Using your example (with bash-3.0-12), I get this output (more colorful of course): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# echo -n hallo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# Which is highly expected by me. However, depending on your shell and said shell's version and/or configuration, the prompt might overwrite the text, too. That is absolutely correct behaviour on the part of the terminal. And likely correct behaviour on part of your shell, too. -- The choice of a -----==- _GNU_ ----==-- _ generation Marc Lehmann ---==---(_)__ __ ____ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] --==---/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / http://schmorp.de/ -=====/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ XX11-RIPE -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]