Re: Bug of prompt \$

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From: Neil Jerram
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 12:43

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I have also found that \$ does not produce a # when it should.  A
solution to this problem is to type \\$ instead of \$, e.g. my .bashrc
file says

	PS1="\u-\\$ "

Whether or not this is *correct* is another matter.

Neil.

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