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#1 2011-11-12 17:52:05
- john_h
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Linux 3.1(?) breaks bash alt key shortcuts
I did a system update today which included an upgrade to linux 3.1-4 (from 3.0.7-1).
Since then, alt key shortcuts in bash (alt+a, alt+b, alt+p, alt+. , etc.) aren't working. Pressing alt+b, for example, just inputs a letter b rather than moving the cursor back one character.
This seems to be affecting both the i686 and x86_64 versions, as it's happened on both my 64-bit desktop machine and 32-bit netbook.
I suppose I ought to report this as a bug, but thought I'd check here first in case anyone else has had this issue and found a resolution - and also to confirm what package people think any bug report should be filed against. The kernel looks the mostly likely culprit - there were no updates to bash itself.
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#2 2011-11-12 17:53:27
- wonder
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Re: Linux 3.1(?) breaks bash alt key shortcuts
Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.
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#4 2011-11-12 17:57:48
- john_h
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Re: Linux 3.1(?) breaks bash alt key shortcuts
@wonder: Thank you, yes, that sounds very much like it. It looks like someone has filed the gtk bug already, so I'll sit tight and wait for a fix in due course.
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