On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 10:39:41AM +0000, Daniel Hannon wrote: > the use of the "…" character results in the ability to delete the bash prompt > string using backspace
I can't reproduce this. wooledg:~$ bash wooledg:~$ PS1='…\h:\w\$ ' …wooledg:~$ echo "$BASH_VERSION" 5.0.3(1)-release …wooledg:~$ Hitting the backspace key repeatedly does nothing (as expected). What operating system are you on, and what is the output of "locale"?
