Re: [konsole] [Bug 505582] New: Executing the command "cat /usr/bin/rm" causes all subsequent lowercase letters typed into konsole to be gibberish until app is restarted.

unrelated to konsole - seems like a bash or zsh ossue

On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 at 04:19 <[email protected]> wrote:

> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505582
>
>             Bug ID: 505582
>            Summary: Executing the command "cat /usr/bin/rm" causes all
>                     subsequent lowercase letters typed into konsole to be
>                     gibberish until app is restarted.
>     Classification: Applications
>            Product: konsole
>       Version First 25.04.2
>        Reported In:
>           Platform: Fedora RPMs
>                 OS: Linux
>             Status: REPORTED
>           Severity: task
>           Priority: NOR
>          Component: font
>           Assignee: [email protected]
>           Reporter: [email protected]
>   Target Milestone: ---
>
> Created attachment 182259
>   --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=182259&action=edit
> the commands "echo abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", "echo
> ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ", "echo !@#$%^&*()" , and "echo 1234567890"
> executed
> after replication.
>
> STEPS TO REPRODUCE
> 1. Open Konsole
> 2. Execute "cat /usr/bin/rm"
>
> OBSERVED RESULT
> The terminal is filled with � [among other] characters [as is the norm when
> using cat on a binary file], but the lowercase letters in the user/hostname
> will be gibberish. Typing and executing "clear" will clear the terminal,
> but
> the user/hostname will still be gibberish and so will any subsequent
> lowercase
> letters entered. Characters that are displayed on the terminal due to a cat
> operation on a text file are not affected.
>
> EXPECTED RESULT
> Lowercase letters remain legible.
>
> SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
> Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Linux 42
> KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5
> KDE Frameworks Version: 6.14.0
> Qt Version: 6.9.1
>
> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
> The gibberish is not randomized, either between separate terminal sessions
> or
> separate occurrences of the same letter. Does not persist through app
> restarts,
> and it does not stop commands from being recognized.
>
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