special characters vte tilix length 0

bash.bashrc

@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ __prompt_command() {
 	local pwd='~'
 	[ "$PWD" != "$HOME" ] && pwd=${PWD/#$HOME\//\~\/}
     PS1+=" ${Cya}${pwd}$(__vte_osc7)${R}"
+    #PS1+=" ${Cya}\w${R}"
 
     if hash git 2>&-; then
         # git command exists
@@ -141,7 +142,10 @@ __prompt_command() {
 
 
 __vte_osc7 () {
-	printf "\033]7;file://%s%s\007" "${HOSTNAME:-}" "$(__vte_urlencode "${PWD}")"
+	# HINT: special character vte to get TILIX show proper hostname and pwd
+	# Use \[...\] around the parts of PS1 that have length 0.
+	# https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/28827/why-is-my-bash-prompt-getting-bugged-when-i-browse-the-history#28828
+	printf "\[\033]7;file://%s%s\a\]" "${HOSTNAME:-}" "$(__vte_urlencode "${PWD}")"
 }
  
 __vte_urlencode() (