3 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index 525162d05..028116fe1 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -963,10 +963,9 @@ enum {
 };
 line_input_t *new_line_input_t(int flags);
 /* Returns:
- * -1 on read errors or EOF, or on bare Ctrl-D.
- * 0  on ctrl-C,
+ * -1 on read errors or EOF, or on bare Ctrl-D,
+ * 0  on ctrl-C (the line entered is still returned in 'command'),
  * >0 length of input string, including terminating '\n'
- * [is this true? stores "" in 'command' if return value is 0 or -1]
  */
 int read_line_input(const char* prompt, char* command, int maxsize, line_input_t *state);
 #else
diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c
index d3ee7386e..c191b0572 100644
--- a/libbb/lineedit.c
+++ b/libbb/lineedit.c
@@ -1315,8 +1315,8 @@ static void win_changed(int nsig)
 #define CTRL(a) ((a) & ~0x40)
 
 /* Returns:
- * -1 on read errors or EOF, or on bare Ctrl-D.
- * 0  on ctrl-C,
+ * -1 on read errors or EOF, or on bare Ctrl-D,
+ * 0  on ctrl-C (the line entered is still returned in 'command'),
  * >0 length of input string, including terminating '\n'
  */
 int read_line_input(const char *prompt, char *command, int maxsize, line_input_t *st)
diff --git a/shell/msh.c b/shell/msh.c
index 7371120ca..9a1be36d9 100644
--- a/shell/msh.c
+++ b/shell/msh.c
@@ -4836,7 +4836,9 @@ static int filechar(struct ioarg *ap)
                 static int position = 0, size = 0;
 
                 while (size == 0 || position >= size) {
-                        read_line_input(current_prompt, filechar_cmdbuf, BUFSIZ, line_input_state);
+                        /* Repeat if Ctrl-C is pressed. TODO: exit on -1 (error/EOF)? */
+                        while (read_line_input(current_prompt, filechar_cmdbuf, BUFSIZ, line_input_state) == 0)
+                                continue;
                         size = strlen(filechar_cmdbuf);
                         position = 0;
                 }