>> Can anybody give me some hints about how to convince >> bash to behave the same? > >Not sure this answers your question... > >Well, you could either just type the command, filling >several lines. Or >you could end each line with a \ to continue on the >next. > >Lars First thank you very much for your answer. Alas, as you already guessed, this doesn't address my problem. Let me try to explain it again. Long command lines are supposed to be scrolled by bash. That is, when your cursor reaches the very right-hand side of the window, bash should continue the command on the next line. In my case bash doesn't behave like this and I have no ideea why. Val __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
