Re: comments on a secundary prompt, and history.

[Chet Ramey]

> Machine Type: i686-pc-cygwin
> 
> Bash Version: 2.05b
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>   A command entered on the secundary prompt will be shown in history as
> a one-liner.  If a comment # is on one of the secundary lines, the
> following commands are ignored when one uses the history.

The history code doesn't parse the contents of the line that deeply.  This
is one of those quirks of which the user must be aware.

Chet

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