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Re: 3.0.5: PROMPT and output on the same line

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From: Jos Backus <Jos.Backus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Sven Wischnowsky <wischnow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: 3.0.5: PROMPT and output on the same line
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 10:45:32 +0200
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In-reply-to: <199903310829.KAA08317@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; from Sven Wischnowsky on Wed, Mar 31, 1999 at 10:29:33AM +0200
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Reply-to: Jos Backus <Jos.Backus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Wed, Mar 31, 1999 at 10:29:33AM +0200, Sven Wischnowsky wrote:
> % zsh -f
> beta% echo -n ho
> beta% setopt nopromptcr
> beta% echo -n ho
> hobeta%

Grr, I searched the manpages for 'newline' but didn't see anything relevant.

> Maybe this should be in the FAQ.

I agree, especially because zsh's default behavior differs from a number of
other shells at least. A colleague of mine pointed this behavior out to me the
other day when I was doing some zsh evangelizing.

Thanks, Sven!

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References:
- Re: 3.0.5: PROMPT and output on the same line
  - From: Sven Wischnowsky

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