From: Ian Kelling <ian@iankelling.org>
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 22:19:49 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: minor bash improvements
X-Git-Url: https://iankelling.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1f7213e3a0dcfc21b9946523748e4c342d455583;p=distro-setup

minor bash improvements
---

diff --git a/brc b/brc
index b0f0067..48cb5c4 100644
--- a/brc
+++ b/brc
@@ -2752,10 +2752,10 @@ skgit() {
 # remote system, you can use sl --rsync, or the function for that slr
 # below.
 
-# SL_TEST_CMD: Env var. Meant to be used to vary the files synced
-# depending on the remote host. Run this string on the remote host the
-# first time sl is run (or if we run slr). The result is passed to
-# SL_TEST_HOOK. For example,
+# SL_TEST_CMD: Env var. If set, we run this string on the remote host
+# the first time sl is run (or if we run slr), and then the result is
+# passed to SL_TEST_HOOK which gets run locally.  It is meant to be used
+# to vary the files synced depending on the remote host. For example,
 # export SL_TEST_CMD=". /etc/os-release ; echo \${VERSION//[^a-zA-Z0-9]/}"
 
 # SL_TEST_HOOK: Env var. It is run as $SL_TEST_HOOK. This can set
@@ -2965,10 +2965,13 @@ slr() {
   sl --rsync "$@"
 }
 
-
-# ssh solo, without multiplexing. Good for debugging / testing.
+# ssh with multiplexing.
+ssm() {
+  sl -oControlPath=/tmp/ssh_mux_%u_%h_%p_%r "$@"
+  }
+# ssh solo, without multiplexing. # currently the default, but I might switch back.
 sss() {
-  ssh -oControlMaster=no -oControlPath=/ "$@"
+  ssh -oControlPath=none "$@"
 }
 
 # ssh that respects -i as the only key to use. Good for debugging.
@@ -3115,7 +3118,7 @@ psoff() {
 pson() {
   PROMPT_COMMAND=(prompt-command)
   if [[ $TERM == *(screen*|xterm*|rxvt*) ]]; then
-    trap 'auto-window-title "$BASH_COMMAND"' DEBUG
+    trap 'auto-window-title "${BASH_COMMAND:0:40}"' DEBUG
   fi
 }
 
@@ -3487,12 +3490,14 @@ if [[ $- == *i* ]]; then
 
     local ps_char ps_color col tmp
 
-    # bash 5.0.17 gives an error when the last command used a process redirect like
-    # while read -r l; do e $l; done < <(echo ok)
-    if [[ ! $LC_INSIDE_EMACS && $BASH_VERSION == 5.[123456789]* || $BASH_VERSION == [6789]* ]]; then
-      IFS='[;' read -p $'\e[6n' -d R -rs tmp ||:
-      col="${tmp##*[^0-9]}"
-    fi
+
+    # note, I tried reading the current column here in order to add a
+    # space if there was non-newline terminated output from the last
+    # command. However, I found that it made ssh escape char not
+    # work. In bash 5.0.17 after a command using <() it failed and
+    # output something like ";21" to the terminal after the prompt. It
+    # did work in 5.1 something. It did not work in emacs. And, one time
+    # it just randomly output to the terminal. Not worth it.
 
     unset IFS
 
@@ -3581,7 +3586,7 @@ if [[ $- == *i* ]]; then
     fi
 
     # version 211203 does not have this feature, 230805 does
-    if [[ $KONSOLE_VERSION && $KONSOLE_VERSION == [3456789]* || $KONSOLE_VERSION == 2[3456789]* ]]; then
+    if [[ $SSH_CLIENT ]] || [[ $KONSOLE_VERSION && ! $KONSOLE_VERSION == 2[01]* ]]; then
       # This is from konsole, copied after pressing ctrl-alt-] .
       # I figured out what it does from reading git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/Per_Bothner/specifications
       #
@@ -3649,7 +3654,8 @@ if [[ $- == *i* ]]; then
   # condition from the screen man page i think.
   # note: duplicated in tx()
   if [[ $TERM == *(screen*|xterm*|rxvt*) ]]; then
-    trap 'auto-window-title "$BASH_COMMAND"' DEBUG
+    # 40 chars is plenty.
+    trap 'auto-window-title "${BASH_COMMAND:0:40}"' DEBUG
   else
     trap DEBUG
   fi