[SOLVED] Long comand line input

Fazir · 2009-10-20 17:40:34

Hello. I have problem with my gnome-terminal. When the command line is too long, it rolls to the same row instead of the next one.

Here you can see it if my explanation isn't clear enough:

I don't remember since when I have this problem, but I have modified my .bashrc file some time ago. Maybe this is the reason. Its content:

# Check for an interactive session
[ -z "$PS1" ] && return

complete -cf sudo
alias sudo="sudo -E"

alias ls='ls --color=auto'
PS1="\e[1;34m\u@\h \W> \e[m"

I would appreciate any hint how to fix it

Last edited by Fazir (2009-11-05 17:03:18)

Gen2ly · 2009-10-20 19:35:25

Using checkwinsize might fix it:

shopt -s checkwinsize

brisbin33 · 2009-10-20 19:51:05

with PS1 you have to wrap any non printing characters \[ like this \]:

PS1="\[\e[1;34m\]\u@\h \W> \[\e[m\]"

quarkup · 2009-10-21 16:34:42

yup. you need to wrap all non-printing characters with \[ and use also \e for the colors

good luck

takedown · 2009-10-21 17:50:24

I have the same issue, here a part of my .bashrc

PS1='\e[0;36m::\e[1;33m\u:\e[0;36m\w \e[1;33m\$ \e[0;37m\]'

brisbin33 · 2009-10-21 17:56:49

dude, read my first post.

Gen2ly · 2009-10-21 18:03:55

Or lookup bash on the wiki.

takedown · 2009-10-21 18:10:22

brisbin33 wrote:

dude, read my first post.

You are the man! So so sorry, but my english is very very poor, but with a little effort, now it worked.

PS1='\[\e[0;36m\]::\[\e[1;33m\]\u:\[\e[0;36m\]\w \[\e[1;33m\]\$ \[\e[0;37m\]'

Thanks again

Fazir · 2009-10-21 21:16:31

Fixing PS1 worked! Thank you brisbin33

brisbin33 · 2009-10-21 21:30:08

yw

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