It still doesn't explain what a variable is but I think shell variables are out of scope of this manual. --- man1/intro.1 | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man1/intro.1 b/man1/intro.1 index 96eb3b7fc..090678750 100644 --- a/man1/intro.1 +++ b/man1/intro.1 @@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ that it is ready for the next command. The prompt can be customized in lots of ways, and one might include information like the username, machine name, current directory, the time, and so on. -An assignment PS1="What next, master? " +It can be changed by setting the value of the "PS1" (prompt string 1) +variable. +An assignment +.B PS1="What next, master?\ " would change the prompt as indicated. .P From this example we can see that there is the command -- 2.44.0
