From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5118 invoked from network); 6 Feb 2008 02:26:36 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.4 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 6 Feb 2008 02:26:36 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 55751 invoked from network); 6 Feb 2008 02:26:30 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 6 Feb 2008 02:26:29 -0000 Received: (qmail 26718 invoked by alias); 6 Feb 2008 02:26:27 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 24537 Received: (qmail 26702 invoked from network); 6 Feb 2008 02:26:26 -0000 Received: from bifrost.dotsrc.org (130.225.254.106) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 6 Feb 2008 02:26:26 -0000 Received: from vms173001pub.verizon.net (vms173001pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.1]) by bifrost.dotsrc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0A1980482A1 for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2008 03:26:22 +0100 (CET) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com ([71.121.18.67]) by vms173001.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JVS00BKBOW05855@vms173001.mailsrvcs.net> for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:14:25 -0600 (CST) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m162QJvg019693; Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:26:19 -0800 Received: (from schaefer@localhost) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id m162QHRg019692; Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:26:17 -0800 Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:26:17 -0800 From: Bart Schaefer Subject: Re: Interesting display corruption problem In-reply-to: <200802060303.18308.ismail@pardus.org.tr> To: Ismail , zsh-workers@sunsite.dk Message-id: <080205182617.ZM19691@torch.brasslantern.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <200802060303.18308.ismail@pardus.org.tr> Comments: In reply to Ismail ( Text in unknown character set UTF-8 not shown ) "Interesting display corruption problem" (Feb 6, 3:03am) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/5702/Wed Feb 6 01:46:53 2008 on bifrost X-Virus-Status: Clean On Feb 6, 3:03am, Ismail wrote: } } I am getting a weird display corruption problem, it looks like this : } } [/packages/python2.5]> cd .. } c% } } Notice the c and % sign. Why do you think this is "corruption"? The mostly likely explanation is the PROMPT_SP option. Doc excerpt: When a partial line is preserved, you will see an inverse+bold character at the end of the partial line: a "%" for a normal user or a "#" for root.