Re: how to workaroun 'nl' being added to input-line after 49 characters....

[Bob Proulx]

Greg Wooledge wrote:
>   red=$(tput setaf 1) bold=$(tput bold) reset=$(tput sgr0)
>   PS1='\[$red\]\h\[$reset\]:\[$bold\]\w\[$reset\]\$ '
> 
> I tested that.  It works.

Nicely cleaned up!

>   PS1='\h:\w\$ '

For what it is worth I use something similar:

  PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '

Bob