why must bash zap last search string just because we hit ^C?

From	積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Newsgroups	gnu.bash.bug
Subject	why must bash zap last search string just because we hit ^C?
Date	2015-10-16 15:19 +0800
Message-ID	<mailman.437.1444979997.7904.bug-bash@gnu.org> (permalink)

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Type ^Racb^C^R^R
(Search backwards for abc, then hit ^C, then try searching backwards
some more using the last search string.)

My problem is why must bash zap the memory of abc just because we hit ^C?

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why must bash zap last search string just because we hit ^C? 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> - 2015-10-16 15:19 +0800

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