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On 09/04/2009 08:14 PM, Mark J. Reed wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
>> The ideal way would be patching bash to recognize if the current user has
>> root privileges (rather than its current check for just uid==0), so that
>> the PS1 escape \$ automatically printed # for privileged and $ for normal.
>>
>> I'll add it to my TODO list, but if someone comes up with a patch first,
>> I'd gladly review it.
>
> Got a pointer to latest bash sources?  I tried the savannah cvs
> repository and they don't seem to be there anymore.

You could always use what's available through 'setup.exe'.

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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