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Re: Getting the command in preexec as precisely typed



On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 at 16:47, Sylvia Gough <q0h8xdveje@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ...
> Now if I type `echo \b` the string `echo ^H$` is printed (i.e. `\b` was
> replaced by `^H`).
> This does not happen when using `fc -nl -1`.
>
> How  can I get the same inside `preexec`?
>
> Thanks!

It is the echo in the hook that does the conversion \b -> ^H. Use -E
option with echo to prevent this.

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