From: GOTO Kentaro <gotoken@...>
Date: 2001-12-05T04:57:36+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:27478] Re: I don't understand this

In message "[ruby-talk:27474] I don't understand this"
    on Wed, 5 Dec 2001 04:11:45 +0900,
    Vincent Foley <gnuvince@yahoo.ca> writes:

>   print phrase[x,1]
> }
> #puts
> [/code]
> 
> Notice that 'puts' on the last line is commented.  If I leave it
> commented, nothing will output, if I uncomment it, then my string will
> be displayed.  Anyone could enlighten me?

Are you using zsh?  Zsh's prompt line hides non-newline-ended output. 
Echo built-in is a victim too:

  zsh% for i in 3 2 1; {echo -n $i" "; sleep 1}

-- Gotoken