Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 09:59:01 +0300 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Terminal thinks start of line is first character of previous line Message-ID: <AANLkTilbPhnvs_tuyM8yFvd1vBCmSSw36IhMHEOCZBwJ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100521003408.118070d2.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <AANLkTiknR33al5pO8CcSRS9z5m4fEkWYCP23rAtzRM-C@mail.gmail.com> <20100521003408.118070d2.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:34 AM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Fri, 21 May 2010 01:02:04 +0300, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote: >> For some reason the output of my terminal at times seems to put the >> first character of a line as the last character of the previous line. >> This occurs with x11/Terminal x11/Eterm x11/xterm and probably others. >> As far as I could tell this does not not occur on console but I have >> not tested as thoroughly. > > Do you have any idea what sets $COLUMN for your terminal session? > I don't have this variable defined neither in xterm or text mode > console. I'm unsure - I believe this is bash or zsh - the problem occurs with both of them > When you state "at some times" for this strange shifting to happen, > what programs are affected, for example, or is terminal output > affected in general? this often happens with ls output - but not all the time - it seems only when ls doesn't do one column output this. Maybe $COLUMNS setting interferes with > something... Even I change it I still get the same problem. -- Eitan Adler
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