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Re: Default prompt contains login dash
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Default prompt contains login dash |
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Thu, 13 Feb 2003 17:07:16 -0500 |
> I am running bash-2.05b on NetBSD-1.5.2. The default prompt for a login
> shell is displaying an initial dash, ie: -bash-2.05b$. Also, error
> messages are printing that dash:
> [~] jkl
> -bash: jkl: command not found
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> I don't see a configuration option to fix this. Can you suggest a
> solution, or is this a bug? -- Felicia
The initial dash denotes a login shell. It's how the shell was invoked
(presumably by login). It's not a bug.
--
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