On 2016-08-30 15:34, Nellis, Kenneth wrote:
[snip]
But, get this:
$ PS1='$(date)\n\$ '
Tue Aug 30 09:30:37 EDT 2016
$ set -o igncr
-bash: command substitution: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token
`)'
-bash: command substitution: line 1: `date)'
$ PS1='`date`\n\$ '
Tue Aug 30 09:31:01 EDT 2016
$
So, the $() syntax is part of the mix. Use back-ticks as a workaround.
Or: replacing \n by \012 also does the trick.
(No! I do not know why!)
Henri :-))
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