Re: Searches in bash don't works

[Dennis Williamson]

On Wed, May 24, 2023, 5:21 PM William via Bug reports for the GNU Bourne
Again SHell <bug-bash@gnu.org> wrote:

> Hi. It's the first time I send a message about a bug using bashbug. I
> don't known if the message was sent properly. So, I repeat it that way.
>
>
> Machine: i686
>
> OS: linux-gnu
> Compiler: gcc
> Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686'
> -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
> -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash'
> -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I.  -I../. -I.././include -I.././lib
> -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4
> -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall
> uname output: Linux equipo 4.4.0-210-generic #242~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri
> Apr 16 15:02:48 UTC 2021 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
> Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>
> Bash Version: 4.3
> Patch Level: 11
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
>      [Detailed description of the problem, suggestion, or complaint.]
> *Simply, searching only shows coincidences in the visible text of the
> window.*
> Repeat-By:
>      [Describe the sequence of events that causes the problem
>      to occur.]
> *You search anything; if the term is not visible in the window, you
> don't obtain results. If you scroll, you can obtain a result if visible.**
> **Fix:*
>      [Description of how to fix the problem.  If you don't know a
>      fix for the problem, don't include this section.]
>

I think you're probably describing an issue with your terminal rather than
with Bash. How do you perform the search (what key do you press or menu do
you select)? Specific and detailed answers to questions like this are what
should be provided in the "Describe the sequence" section rather than
general conceptual descriptions.

If the problem is with your terminal you will need to contact support for
it or for the distribution or operating system that provides it.

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