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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:00:55 -0800
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From: Randall R Schulz <rrschulz AT cris DOT com>
Subject: RE: bash & $PS1 (display error)
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At 20:37 2003-01-31, Rolf Campbell wrote:
>My prompt is (from the script below) "PS1='$PWD> '".  All of the
>characters are 'printable' and none are \[\] enclosed.


Rolf,

Is 'printable' different than plain old printable?


Anyway, I can repeat this (and other concomitant artifacts, too).

It looks like a bug.

I like current directory feedback, too, but I hate it in the prompt. 
Putting it in the window title bar is nice, however. If you like that 
idea, try this or something similar:

PS1=$'\[\e]0; \u :: \W (\w)\a\]\!> '

Randall Schulz 


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