[SOLVED] Fedora 34: Pasting multiple commands into a bash terminal behavior change

Issue

I use Mediawiki to store all the commands I need to do to rebuild my system from scratch when a Fedora upgrade is available.

Until now, I would simply copy/paste a huge set of commands into a terminal window and let it run free.

I am trying to upgrade my Fedora 32 to 34 and this no longer works. When anything in my script enters a CLI - like mysql or even a new bash shell, execution stops until I type 'exit'. Then, the SQL commands or whatever are executed in bash and makes an ugly display.

Here is the most simplified example of this that I could create. This works fine in Fedora 32 but gets stuck in Fedora 34:

echo 'AAA'
echo 'AAA'
echo 'AAA'
bash
echo 'BBB'
echo 'BBB'
echo 'BBB'

I am guessing something changed within Fedora, I just do not know what. I have searched and can't seem to find an answer.

My question is - what do I need to change so that I can get the old (F32) behavior back?

Solution

I can confirm this in Fedora 34 / GNU bash, version 5.1.0(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu.

This is a new feature in the underlying readline library and the feature is enabled by default. Currently, the only way to turn it off is to edit your ~/.inputrc and add the line:

set enable-bracketed-paste off

Then, after logging out and in again, you should have the old behavior.

Answered By - Ted Lyngmo

Answer Checked By - Candace Johnson (WPSolving Volunteer)