On Mon Mar 18, 2024 at 4:00 AM NZDT, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > 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. I think you're right, I'll drop this. ~Jeremy > > +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 > > > >
