PS1 and color

[Prior Jérôme]

sorry but i didn't find bashbug in my slackware.

I'll try to expose the problem:

in /etc/profile I change the default PS1 to put it in color. I use
\e[1;31m\u@\h \w\e[0m
or ^[[1;31m\u@\h \w\e^[[0m   (^[ is  'alt+v and ESC' )
I try to put some \n in case but the matter persist.

When i use a long command, the caracters don't go on line but cover the 
prompt.

root@localhost$ cp /svcgc/cqcggers/dgscvs/fgvsdgc/vcsdcwgc/vhsv 
/vfxvshf/fvs    <---normal use

dfcdfgccalhost$ cp /cqfxgq/qxdq/qxgdxqsd/cqdfxqs/cqdgxq/xcqdxq/xqxqgxq/q
<--with color after a command which be longer than the line

So i can't use color for my prompt.

thx for an answer.

jerome.prior@wanadoo.fr