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Old 12-19-2014, 07:12 AM   #1
MisterSnrub
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typing really long commands at the prompt behaves differently


When I type a really long command in my PuTTY session, when I'm connected to one system as I type, the command wraps to the next line, like so:

[mrsnrub@my-test-site ~]$ echo "We the People

... as I keep typing more and more letters the command will scroll to the right, and a "<" sign will appear as the first character, like so:

Code:
<st-site ~]$ echo "We the People of the United States"
However, if I connect to another site, the text will wrap to the next line instead of scrolling to the right, like so:

Code:
[mrsnrub@my-other-site ~]$ echo "We the People of the United States in order to f
orm a more
Why is it different for each system? I would prefer they all scroll to the right instead of wrapping to another line.
 
Old 12-19-2014, 08:18 AM   #2
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Line wrapping depends on the ssh daemon on the other (server) side.

Edit: and the shell used by ssh daemon.

Last edited by veerain; 12-21-2014 at 03:37 AM.
 
Old 12-19-2014, 08:32 AM   #3
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OK, is there any way to check that?
 
Old 12-19-2014, 08:52 AM   #4
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I actually found the same issue at work and it was due to the way PS1 had been set
 
  


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