Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 10:16:35 -0800 From: R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@nwlink.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: window manager question Message-ID: <3874DC03.70FBE64E@nwlink.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001061248350.29142-100000@merlin.onsea.com>
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Cliff Rowley wrote:
>
> > No, because that has another meaning. It causes the prompt to show the
> > history number of the command you've typed in.
>
> Not here it doesnt, it shows as #
>
> I am a boring sod and I have: PS1="[\u@\h]# "
>
> Prompt is [dozprompt@merlin]#
I got it to work doing: PS1="\u@\h\w\]# "
This gives me: root@mammalia~# which is exactly what I want. I did it
using two brackets like you at first, but it gave me [root@mammalia~# .
Is that strange?
Without the bracket it gives the history number of the command, for
example: root@mammalia~3
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Best Regards, Joseph
You will do foolish things,
but do them with enthusiasm. Colette.
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