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Re: Bug with newline in prompt
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Bug with newline in prompt |
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Wed, 13 Dec 2000 16:01:22 -0500 |
> GNU bash, version 2.04.11(1)-release (i386-redhat-linux-gnu)
> Copyright 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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> PS1=${bold}\h:\u \w\$\n${unbold}\$
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> Where ${bold} and ${unbold} are from setterm -bold on and setterm -bold
> off
First, you need to bracket the sequences of unprintable characters in
your prompt string with \[ and \]. Look at the bash FAQ, question E3.
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