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Re: Zsh can't do "echo -n" preceding vared <variable>

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From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Budi <budikusasi@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Zsh Users <zsh-users@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Zsh can't do "echo -n" preceding vared <variable>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:53:36 -0700
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On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 7:45 AM Budi <budikusasi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> How come Zsh can't perform echo -n that precedes vared <variable>, as
> output is only the vared variable's content preceded by none ?

ZLE (invoked by vared) wants to know exactly where the cursor is
positioned on the first line, so it returns to the leftmost column on
startup.

Instead of
  echo -n "Stuff here"
  vared var

You should be using
  vared -p "Stuff here" var

References:
- Zsh can't do "echo -n" preceding vared <variable>
  - From: Budi

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