Re: Zsh clears prompt line. Feature or bug?

[Joel Kaasinen <joel.kaasinen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks. Now I can be sure that zsh totally rules :)
I browsed the faq before posting and didn't notice a mention of this.

J

PS. I also updated the zsh vs bash section on my homepage:
http://hanki.no-ip.org/~opqdonut/stuff.shtml

On Apr 7, 2005 8:27 PM, DervishD <zsh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>     Hi Joel :)
> 
>  * Joel Kaasinen <joel.kaasinen@xxxxxxxxx> dixit:
> > I changed form bash to zsh some time ago and it's been a pleasure to
> > use zsh. Except for one thing that irks me: Zsh clears the contents of
> > the line the prompt gets printed on. An example:
> >
> > % echo -n "foo"
> > %
> >
> > Bash handles this (IMO) more gracefully:
> >
> > $ echo -n "foo"
> > foo$
> >
> > The question is: can I turn this off in zsh? Is it a feature or a bug?
> 
>     Feature. Try 'setopt nopromptcr'. I think this is in the FAQ.
> Anyway I think this is, by far, the most asked question in this list
> XDDDDD
> 
>     Hope that helps :)
> 
>     Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado
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