Description of problem: In some condition, bash dont display a new line while editing long commands How reproducible: Each time Steps to Reproduce: 1. open a virtual terminal not maximized 2. start something like vi 3. maximize the virtual tty with alt + F10 4. quit vi 5. try write a very long command Actual results: bash display something like : "end of commandend of prompt $ begin of the very long command" Expected results: "begin of prompt end of prompt $ begin of the very long command end of command" Fix: The problem is fixed with setting the checkwinsize option. With should be done by default. with shopt -s checkwinsize the problem is better described here: https://blogs.oracle.com/dp/entry/why_bash_doesn_t_work
checkwinsize option is set on in /etc/bashrc. That file is part of setup package. And because it is set there, I'm closing this bug as not a bug.