Mac Terminal/iTerm history cursor problems
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Mar 15, 20262872 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
So often, I run a command in either Terminal.app or iTerm, press the up arrow to go back to edit it, and the cursor jumps to the line above or somewhere totally in the wrong place. It especially happens when the command is so long that it wraps around to the next line. Sometimes these long commands…
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Fix for: Mac Terminal/iTerm history cursor problems
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It is most likely because your prompt definition includes sequences that should not be counted in the length of the prompt, such as those for setting colors. These sequences should be between and to prevent their length from being counted. Here is a…
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