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`read -rp` without `-e` reads raw bytes, so backspace sends a literal DEL/BS character into the buffer instead of erasing the previous character. Arrow keys and other editing keys have the same problem. Adding `-e` enables readline line-editing for both prompt helpers: - `prompt_with_default` in install.sh - `prompt_confirm` in lib/wt-common Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Extends the `read -rp` → `read -erp` fix to all interactive prompts that were added/refactored in main but missed in the original fix: - lib/wt-context-setup: 10 prompts (repo path, context name, config fields, freeform input, numeric selection) - lib/wt-choose: worktree selection prompt - lib/wt-context: context selection prompt Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Problem
Interactive prompts in the installer and supporting libraries used
read -rpwithout the-eflag. The terminal's line discipline (cooked mode) handles basic editing like backspace, butreadwithout-edoes not engage readline — so these features don't work:repo roots, worktree directories, symlink paths, etc.
recall history
(jump to start/end), etc.
This is especially noticeable for the path prompts in the setup flow, where Tab completion is the natural way to navigate deep directory trees.
Fix
Add
-eto all interactiveread -pcalls.-ehands input to readline, enabling full line-editing and completion support.#!/usr/bin/env bashis used throughout, so the bash-specific-eflag is always available.
Files changed:
lib/wt-common—prompt_confirmlib/wt-context-setup— 10 prompts (repo path, context name, config fields, free-form input, numeric selection)lib/wt-choose— worktree selection promptlib/wt-context— context selection prompt