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Re: ! in PS1 in posix mode


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: ! in PS1 in posix mode
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:57:34 -0400
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On 10/12/15 12:28 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
> 
> 
> Chet Ramey wrote:
>> On 10/11/15 1:37 AM, isabella parakiss wrote:
>>> In posix mode, bash replaces ! in my PS1 with the history number.
>>
>> http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#tag_18_05_03
>>
>>
>> "The shell shall replace each instance of the character '!' in PS1 with
>> the history file number of the next command to be typed."
> 
> I've never seen that -- even when my prompt has
> ! in it...maybe it's cause I have histexpand 'off'?

It happens in posix mode.

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