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[Bug 1422795] Re: bash crashes often if inputrc contains revert-all-at-newline

 

This bug is pretty annoying for users that have this setting, and the
patch is quite simple (just moving one line of code). Can this please
get patched on Trusty?

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Title:
  bash crashes often if inputrc contains revert-all-at-newline

Status in bash package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Debian bug: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=747341
  The Debian bug includes complete reproduction case. Basically:
  with .inputrc containing
  set revert-all-at-newline On

  Go back in the commandline history, edit a command, then submit a different command (may be empty)
  Such as:
  $ ls something
  $ <UP><CTRL+W><DOWN><ENTER>

  Attached diff is confirmed to fix the issue.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: bash 4.3-7ubuntu1.5 [origin: goobuntu-trusty-testing-desktop]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
  Date: Tue Feb 17 15:49:30 2015
  SourcePackage: bash
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  modified.conffile..etc.bash.bashrc: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.bash.bashrc: 2015-01-27T03:27:18.751405

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