sqlite3 command beeps whenever I press 'b' [closed]
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If I fire up sqlite and then, at the prompt, type the letters a to z followed by the digits 0 to 9, I see this:
$ sqlite3
SQLite version 3.22.0 2018-01-22 18:45:57
Enter ".help" for usage hints.
Connected to a transient in-memory database.
Use ".open FILENAME" to reopen on a persistent database.
sqlite> acdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789
When I hit the b key, I get a beep, and no character is echoed to the sqlite prompt.
If I try and see what tables I get using the .tables command, I get this:
sqlite> .tales
Error: unknown command or invalid arguments: "tales". Enter ".help" for help
So it's not merely failing to echo it, but rather the b just never gets entered at the prompt at all.
Why does this happen? I'm sure I'll kick myself when I find out!
I'm using the stock sqlite from Ubuntu 18.04:
$ dpkg -S $(which sqlite3)
sqlite3: /usr/bin/sqlite3
$ dpkg -s sqlite3 | grep ^Version
Version: 3.22.0-1
keyboard sqlite
asked Jul 28 at 21:50
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If I fire up sqlite and then, at the prompt, type the letters a to z followed by the digits 0 to 9, I see this:
$ sqlite3
SQLite version 3.22.0 2018-01-22 18:45:57
Enter ".help" for usage hints.
Connected to a transient in-memory database.
Use ".open FILENAME" to reopen on a persistent database.
sqlite> acdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789
When I hit the b key, I get a beep, and no character is echoed to the sqlite prompt.
If I try and see what tables I get using the .tables command, I get this:
sqlite> .tales
Error: unknown command or invalid arguments: "tales". Enter ".help" for help
So it's not merely failing to echo it, but rather the b just never gets entered at the prompt at all.
Why does this happen? I'm sure I'll kick myself when I find out!
I'm using the stock sqlite from Ubuntu 18.04:
$ dpkg -S $(which sqlite3)
sqlite3: /usr/bin/sqlite3
$ dpkg -s sqlite3 | grep ^Version
Version: 3.22.0-1
keyboard sqlite
asked Jul 28 at 21:50
Croad Langshan
1062
closed as off-topic by Thomas Dickey, slm♦ Jul 29 at 4:15
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – Thomas Dickey, slm
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Does~/.inputrcexist?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Jul 28 at 22:01
Yes! That was it! And I did mentally kick myself
– Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:43
Not actually sure what's wrong with that file:$ cat ~/.inputrc bind \C-b:unix-filename-rubout
– Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:45
This question has come up before, and seems to have been closed and then deleted, probably for the same reason as people want to close it now. This is a shame, because clearly it is a problem that can be reproduced, and has been by multiple people coming to StackExchange to report odd keys not working over the years.
– JdeBP
Jul 29 at 0:12
@JdeBP Probably a good candidate for a canonical duplicate target if you want to write one.
– Michael Homer
Jul 29 at 4:29
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If I fire up sqlite and then, at the prompt, type the letters a to z followed by the digits 0 to 9, I see this:
$ sqlite3
SQLite version 3.22.0 2018-01-22 18:45:57
Enter ".help" for usage hints.
Connected to a transient in-memory database.
Use ".open FILENAME" to reopen on a persistent database.
sqlite> acdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789
When I hit the b key, I get a beep, and no character is echoed to the sqlite prompt.
If I try and see what tables I get using the .tables command, I get this:
sqlite> .tales
Error: unknown command or invalid arguments: "tales". Enter ".help" for help
So it's not merely failing to echo it, but rather the b just never gets entered at the prompt at all.
Why does this happen? I'm sure I'll kick myself when I find out!
I'm using the stock sqlite from Ubuntu 18.04:
$ dpkg -S $(which sqlite3)
sqlite3: /usr/bin/sqlite3
$ dpkg -s sqlite3 | grep ^Version
Version: 3.22.0-1
keyboard sqlite
asked Jul 28 at 21:50
Croad Langshan
1062
If I fire up sqlite and then, at the prompt, type the letters a to z followed by the digits 0 to 9, I see this:
$ sqlite3
SQLite version 3.22.0 2018-01-22 18:45:57
Enter ".help" for usage hints.
Connected to a transient in-memory database.
Use ".open FILENAME" to reopen on a persistent database.
sqlite> acdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789
When I hit the b key, I get a beep, and no character is echoed to the sqlite prompt.
If I try and see what tables I get using the .tables command, I get this:
sqlite> .tales
Error: unknown command or invalid arguments: "tales". Enter ".help" for help
So it's not merely failing to echo it, but rather the b just never gets entered at the prompt at all.
Why does this happen? I'm sure I'll kick myself when I find out!
I'm using the stock sqlite from Ubuntu 18.04:
$ dpkg -S $(which sqlite3)
sqlite3: /usr/bin/sqlite3
$ dpkg -s sqlite3 | grep ^Version
Version: 3.22.0-1
keyboard sqlite
asked Jul 28 at 21:50
Croad Langshan
1062
asked Jul 28 at 21:50
Croad Langshan
1062
asked Jul 28 at 21:50
Croad Langshan
1062
asked Jul 28 at 21:50
Croad Langshan
1062
1062
closed as off-topic by Thomas Dickey, slm♦ Jul 29 at 4:15
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – Thomas Dickey, slm
closed as off-topic by Thomas Dickey, slm♦ Jul 29 at 4:15
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – Thomas Dickey, slm
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Does~/.inputrcexist?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Jul 28 at 22:01
Yes! That was it! And I did mentally kick myself
– Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:43
Not actually sure what's wrong with that file:$ cat ~/.inputrc bind \C-b:unix-filename-rubout
– Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:45
This question has come up before, and seems to have been closed and then deleted, probably for the same reason as people want to close it now. This is a shame, because clearly it is a problem that can be reproduced, and has been by multiple people coming to StackExchange to report odd keys not working over the years.
– JdeBP
Jul 29 at 0:12
@JdeBP Probably a good candidate for a canonical duplicate target if you want to write one.
– Michael Homer
Jul 29 at 4:29
 |Â
show 3 more comments
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Does~/.inputrcexist?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Jul 28 at 22:01
Yes! That was it! And I did mentally kick myself
– Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:43
Not actually sure what's wrong with that file:$ cat ~/.inputrc bind \C-b:unix-filename-rubout
– Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:45
This question has come up before, and seems to have been closed and then deleted, probably for the same reason as people want to close it now. This is a shame, because clearly it is a problem that can be reproduced, and has been by multiple people coming to StackExchange to report odd keys not working over the years.
– JdeBP
Jul 29 at 0:12
@JdeBP Probably a good candidate for a canonical duplicate target if you want to write one.
– Michael Homer
Jul 29 at 4:29
1
1
Does
~/.inputrc exist?– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Jul 28 at 22:01
Does
~/.inputrc exist?– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Jul 28 at 22:01
Yes! That was it! And I did mentally kick myself
– Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:43
Yes! That was it! And I did mentally kick myself
– Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:43
Not actually sure what's wrong with that file:
$ cat ~/.inputrc bind \C-b:unix-filename-rubout – Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:45
Not actually sure what's wrong with that file:
$ cat ~/.inputrc bind \C-b:unix-filename-rubout – Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:45
This question has come up before, and seems to have been closed and then deleted, probably for the same reason as people want to close it now. This is a shame, because clearly it is a problem that can be reproduced, and has been by multiple people coming to StackExchange to report odd keys not working over the years.
– JdeBP
Jul 29 at 0:12
This question has come up before, and seems to have been closed and then deleted, probably for the same reason as people want to close it now. This is a shame, because clearly it is a problem that can be reproduced, and has been by multiple people coming to StackExchange to report odd keys not working over the years.
– JdeBP
Jul 29 at 0:12
@JdeBP Probably a good candidate for a canonical duplicate target if you want to write one.
– Michael Homer
Jul 29 at 4:29
@JdeBP Probably a good candidate for a canonical duplicate target if you want to write one.
– Michael Homer
Jul 29 at 4:29
 |Â
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~/.inputrcexist?– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Jul 28 at 22:01
Yes! That was it! And I did mentally kick myself
– Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:43
Not actually sure what's wrong with that file:
$ cat ~/.inputrc bind \C-b:unix-filename-rubout– Croad Langshan
Jul 28 at 22:45
This question has come up before, and seems to have been closed and then deleted, probably for the same reason as people want to close it now. This is a shame, because clearly it is a problem that can be reproduced, and has been by multiple people coming to StackExchange to report odd keys not working over the years.
– JdeBP
Jul 29 at 0:12
@JdeBP Probably a good candidate for a canonical duplicate target if you want to write one.
– Michael Homer
Jul 29 at 4:29