[Grml] odd console output

[Frank Terbeck]

f. gr wrote:
> If I run the system by runlevel 1 (or 3) and type the command ls, zsh
> shows the following (as a normal user the same):
>
> ;root at hostname: ls [without any line breaks]
>
> The odd thing is that when I run the shell by a terminal emulator (in
> my case xfce4-terminal) the output is OK.


So, we're talking about the linux kernel's non-graphical (perhaps
framebuffer-based) terminal emulation?

What's the value of "$TERM" in your running shell session?


Regards, Frank