To fix it:
shopt -s checkwinsize
To check it:
shopt | grep checkwinsize
You should see:
checkwinsize on
If it still isn't working, try:
reset
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Terminal does not wrap properly in linux
Sometimes lines don't wrap correctly in a bash terminal in linux - long lines overlap and overwrite the beginning of the line instead of continuing onto the next line.
To fix it:
shopt -s checkwinsize
To check it:
shopt | grep checkwinsize
You should see:
checkwinsize on
If it still isn't working, try:
reset
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To fix it:
shopt -s checkwinsize
To check it:
shopt | grep checkwinsize
You should see:
checkwinsize on
If it still isn't working, try:
reset
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