On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 09:08:30PM +1300, Jeremy Baxter wrote: > 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. I think this is too long, and the existing text is informative enough. > +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 > > -- <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
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