Re: count in vi mode alters prompt

[Mohamed Akram]

Is there a way to disable this feature, at least in vi mode?

> On May 20, 2024, at 5:27 PM, Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> wrote:
> 
> On 5/18/24 5:28 PM, mohd.akram@outlook.com wrote:
> 
>> Bash Version: 5.2
>> Patch Level: 26
>> Release Status: release
>> Description:
>>      When using vi mode in bash, whenever a count is used before a command,
>>      bash replaces the prompt with (arg: n) where n is the count entered.
>>      This causes the entire line to shift, which is particularly jarring if
>>      a long prompt is used, as is common.
> 
> This is standard readline behavior in both emacs and vi mode.
> 
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> Chet Ramey, UTech, CWRU    chet@case.edu    http://tiswww.cwru.edu/~chet/
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