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Old 06-22-2009
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Are you using escape sequences to create your prompt? If so they will interfer with readline unless you use the \[ escape to begin a sequence of non-printing characters,
and the \] escape to signal the end of such a sequence.
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07-07-2009 CRGreathouse Fixed my problem as well! 1,000
06-23-2009 drl This "prompted" me to fix a problem withn my servers -- I like to use red, but then the history didn't always work correctly. 1,000