From a97f239292df267c5131e0b5e614fa6a6542794a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ajeet D'Souza <98ajeet@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:46:13 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Bash: avoid blanking the prompt when cancelling interactive
 completions

---
 CHANGELOG.md       | 1 +
 templates/bash.txt | 9 +++++++--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 63b9b30..63d6ba2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - PowerShell: use fully qualified names when invoking cmdlets.
 - Bash/Fish/POSIX/Zsh: resolve symlinks on Windows.
 - Zsh: avoid inserting a trailing space when cancelling interactive Space-Tab completions.
+- Bash: redraw the prompt instead of blanking it when cancelling interactive Space-Tab completions.
 
 ## [0.9.9] - 2026-01-31
 
diff --git a/templates/bash.txt b/templates/bash.txt
index 1888fe3..7a64fad 100644
--- a/templates/bash.txt
+++ b/templates/bash.txt
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ if [[ ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]:-0} -eq 4 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]:-0} -ge 4 || ${BASH_VER
         # If there is a space after the last word, use interactive selection.
         elif [[ -z ${COMP_WORDS[-1]} ]]; then
             # shellcheck disable=SC2312
-            __zoxide_result="$(\command zoxide query --exclude "$(__zoxide_pwd)" --interactive -- "{{ "${COMP_WORDS[@]:1:${#COMP_WORDS[@]}-2}" }}")" && {
+            if __zoxide_result="$(\command zoxide query --exclude "$(__zoxide_pwd)" --interactive -- "{{ "${COMP_WORDS[@]:1:${#COMP_WORDS[@]}-2}" }}")"; then
                 # In case the terminal does not respond to \e[5n or another
                 # mechanism steals the response, it is still worth completing
                 # the directory in the command line.
@@ -189,7 +189,12 @@ if [[ ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]:-0} -eq 4 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]:-0} -ge 4 || ${BASH_VER
                 # builtin "bind".
                 bind -x '"\e[0n": __zoxide_z_complete_helper'
                 \builtin printf '\e[5n' >/dev/tty
-            }
+            else
+                # The interactive selection was cancelled. fzf has drawn over
+                # the prompt, so redraw the current line.
+                bind '"\e[0n": redraw-current-line'
+                \builtin printf '\e[5n' >/dev/tty
+            fi
         fi
     }