Bash prompt getting garbled when I browse history?
I have MacOS and .bash_profile content:
export PS1="[e[0;31m$][e[m] [e[0;32mwe[m] : ]"
as a result I have pwd printed in terminal like this:
but when I press up and down arrows to use terminal history I have bug:
bash command-line terminal command-history prompt
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I have MacOS and .bash_profile content:
export PS1="[e[0;31m$][e[m] [e[0;32mwe[m] : ]"
as a result I have pwd printed in terminal like this:
but when I press up and down arrows to use terminal history I have bug:
bash command-line terminal command-history prompt
asked 7 hours ago
Володя ГерасименкоВолодя Герасименко
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I have MacOS and .bash_profile content:
export PS1="[e[0;31m$][e[m] [e[0;32mwe[m] : ]"
as a result I have pwd printed in terminal like this:
but when I press up and down arrows to use terminal history I have bug:
bash command-line terminal command-history prompt
asked 7 hours ago
Володя ГерасименкоВолодя Герасименко
113
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I have MacOS and .bash_profile content:
export PS1="[e[0;31m$][e[m] [e[0;32mwe[m] : ]"
as a result I have pwd printed in terminal like this:
but when I press up and down arrows to use terminal history I have bug:
bash command-line terminal command-history prompt
bash command-line terminal command-history prompt
asked 7 hours ago
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- no need to export PS1: it's a variable for the shell, other processes aren't going to use it.
looks like you don't have the escaping brackets quite right. They are there to surround non-printing sequences, so bash can accurately figure how wide your prompt is. Try this:
PS1="[e[0;31m]$ [e[0;32m]w[e[0m] : "
# 1.........1 2.........2 3......3
So the printing bits (
$,w, the colon and the spaces) are outside the brackets.
Further reference: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Controlling-the-Prompt
answered 6 hours ago
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- no need to export PS1: it's a variable for the shell, other processes aren't going to use it.
looks like you don't have the escaping brackets quite right. They are there to surround non-printing sequences, so bash can accurately figure how wide your prompt is. Try this:
PS1="[e[0;31m]$ [e[0;32m]w[e[0m] : "
# 1.........1 2.........2 3......3
So the printing bits (
$,w, the colon and the spaces) are outside the brackets.
Further reference: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Controlling-the-Prompt
answered 6 hours ago
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
50.8k571109
Thanks for blazing fast answer! You saved my day!
– Володя Герасименко
6 hours ago
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- no need to export PS1: it's a variable for the shell, other processes aren't going to use it.
looks like you don't have the escaping brackets quite right. They are there to surround non-printing sequences, so bash can accurately figure how wide your prompt is. Try this:
PS1="[e[0;31m]$ [e[0;32m]w[e[0m] : "
# 1.........1 2.........2 3......3
So the printing bits (
$,w, the colon and the spaces) are outside the brackets.
Further reference: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Controlling-the-Prompt
answered 6 hours ago
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
50.8k571109
Thanks for blazing fast answer! You saved my day!
– Володя Герасименко
6 hours ago
add a comment |
- no need to export PS1: it's a variable for the shell, other processes aren't going to use it.
looks like you don't have the escaping brackets quite right. They are there to surround non-printing sequences, so bash can accurately figure how wide your prompt is. Try this:
PS1="[e[0;31m]$ [e[0;32m]w[e[0m] : "
# 1.........1 2.........2 3......3
So the printing bits (
$,w, the colon and the spaces) are outside the brackets.
Further reference: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Controlling-the-Prompt
answered 6 hours ago
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
50.8k571109
- no need to export PS1: it's a variable for the shell, other processes aren't going to use it.
looks like you don't have the escaping brackets quite right. They are there to surround non-printing sequences, so bash can accurately figure how wide your prompt is. Try this:
PS1="[e[0;31m]$ [e[0;32m]w[e[0m] : "
# 1.........1 2.........2 3......3
So the printing bits (
$,w, the colon and the spaces) are outside the brackets.
Further reference: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Controlling-the-Prompt
answered 6 hours ago
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
50.8k571109
answered 6 hours ago
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
50.8k571109
answered 6 hours ago
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
50.8k571109
answered 6 hours ago
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50.8k571109
Thanks for blazing fast answer! You saved my day!
– Володя Герасименко
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Thanks for blazing fast answer! You saved my day!
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Thanks for blazing fast answer! You saved my day!
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Thanks for blazing fast answer! You saved my day!
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