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From: jbarrm@panix.com (Barry Masterson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: {1}, {2}, {3} shell prompt???
Date: 12 Jan 1996 07:36:34 -0500
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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Louis Epstein (le@put.com) wrote:
: Jeff Tomich (jtomich@IntNet.net) wrote:
: : Why do the curly brackets show increasing numbers everytime I issue a cr?
: : How do I get rid of it. I new at this and puzzled. Running 2.1 FreeBSD.
: I believe this is a function of *which* shell you uses,and distinguishes
: them.Shell prompts are modifiable...
The numbers in the curly braces represent the command number, your
command history; 5th command, 6th command, and so on. Its from the
c shell. If your interested in removing it, the easy way might be to change
shells.
Barry Masterson
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