Yay: Invokes an infinite loop when it contains some special strings that you want to search for

[TheForgetTime]

Affected Version

yay v7.887
i use the version v7.887 ,but i think the error appared all version

Issue

Invokes an infinite loop when it contains some special strings that you want to search for

Steps to reproduce

e.g.
yay --query --search -icon-theme

[Morganamilo]

-icon-theme starts with a dash so it interprets each letter as a flag. The dash in the middle is making yay wait for data from stdin. Use -- as an end of options separator.

[TheForgetTime]

If this program is normal, how do you end it?
Do not use Ctrl+C

[TheForgetTime]

I tried to enter some characters to end it, but this failed.

[Morganamilo]

If this program is normal, how do you end it?

I'm not really sure what you're saying here. Yes this is pretty normal behavior. Try grep - or cat - and they will hang too.

Do not use Ctrl+C

If you don't want to then Ctl+D sends an EOF, but really I'd just use ctl+C

I tried to enter some characters to end it, but this failed.

-- is an end of options separator, reconsidered by most commands. It just means that everything after it so be taken as a target, even if it starts with a dash. You would not just add it to the end of the command.

[TheForgetTime]

pacman -
This will not