[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have it set thusly now:
> PS1='\[\e[0;7m\]\h[\w]\n\u\$\[\e[0m\] '
> . ^^ two-line prompt
> Is \n considered a printing character or not?
Yes. It causes the visual display to change: the cursor moves to the
next line. Readline takes the newline into account when performing its
redisplay.
Chet
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