> > > > \[\033]61;[EMAIL PROTECTED]@\H \W> > > > > as you can see, only a single ">" > > [snip] > > You have a bug in your PS1 value. Bash uses \[ and \] to delimit > non-printable sequences in the prompt. So, your PS1 should at least be > > \[\033]61;[EMAIL PROTECTED]@\H \W> > ^^ > Note the closing '\]'. > > Also, ESC] doesn't look like a valid ANSI escape sequence What exactly are > you trying to accomplish with your prompt?
ESC] starts a sequence for sending a message to the terminal. In the standard bash prompt from the base-files package, the sequence: "\[\e]0;\w\a\]" sets up part of the bash prompt "\[<non-printing chars>\]", with a message to the terminal to change its title "\e]0;<text>\a" to the working directory "\w". I have no idea what "\e]61;" in the OP's prompt is trying to tell the terminal to do, though; I've only ever seen \e]n; for n=0, 1, or 2, never for n=61. -- Eric Blake volunteer cygwin bash maintainer -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
