On 2001-02-11 14:02 +0100, Moritz Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andre Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > # bash > > > set PS1="^V^O whatever> " > > > > Huh? Do you mean "export" instead of "set"? But the exported line > > displays verbatim here? (potato) > > > > ^V^O whatever> > > ^V^O means you've to type Ctrl+V, Ctrl+O. > > moritz
You snipped an important part of the posting. It was about making the 'Ctrl+V Ctrl+O' sequence part of the prompt itself in order to perform auto-resets. That's at least how I understood Will... Andre Berger [EMAIL PROTECTED]