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Date:	Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:35:58 -0700
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Subject:	Re: Bash Command History Scroll Back Problem with Multi-line Commands
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ImranKhan wrote:

> Yup, thanks guys, I found out the exact source is the prompt setting:
> 
> This does not work:  export PS1="\e[32m\w$\e[0m "

Change this to:

export PS1="\[\e[32m\]\w$\[\e[0m\] "

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