From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 6128723a for ; Wed, 8 Aug 2018 14:38:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C8B0EA1C9A; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 00:38:35 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2EECA19DD; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 00:38:24 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b=skHe7rVX; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 5E1CCA19DD; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 00:38:23 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-pl0-f46.google.com (mail-pl0-f46.google.com [209.85.160.46]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BA93EA19D7 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 00:38:22 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-pl0-f46.google.com with SMTP id j8-v6so1110454pll.12 for ; Wed, 08 Aug 2018 07:38:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=LQLPP0YgVQVfgqQYxSC5uDa6XKih1qdQO4PuyeF1ago=; b=skHe7rVXl24OKHuOZl8e1PfPzdbePodGlzDX7AoiEG8snE5pZV/phMnNjFp6IkcdXE F1kRfE/A/8v7WXhDTMIFOJFHwN1VB6178+L/3Gn2wj+UcfNCciC1Gc+Em4BQYixa1AYQ DHPg+j+npI1iApM6v5Uuk2HNmkqR2sJ5++Xwpk2pue+5rJ4Lth2nWoONRSw/QDYZo52y oz5uRvoZAqnU/28kK/nZBtgmqix8NnCqSDaSJcpxAlZ3mt3DyBl73K2PyH/UdubYuBRK yiEIaygEGpPvoJG5icNNkr+S9e+njHdpllwnFwKfvR+2eXzkAWwq0zUO2ZG6TMg6k/VG uM+g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-transfer-encoding; bh=LQLPP0YgVQVfgqQYxSC5uDa6XKih1qdQO4PuyeF1ago=; b=jubP+pwnGvxJVW+U0D09kj2/0aV4EWzBMN95bi/9zoJ6BW4sq5yAkDC+2O+DOXNzKW bNGnH5XY9UG8UJyrk+eOLJyySV2HNWOeyPZwJvGedCXx7QmJAiFpBK5m7/iMhygJ+THN B6UgbIRdKbXs5iSmFhF0hgZiZxJXGZoFlYJ6FG2fCv9N2cF2D+SMcaqL0x3goUqJrO6/ ACpisLl7h0MQBtKlpV6Y6J95FWy6AomP89MwDzYCK/76L0StsuoSEPIKvRXax0b7wQTh OJxzmt7EI23k7y7DzWCi3ydLqsedyiaL6DpJ+HSMGUnd78CXlqKSbLrPDTUQ0M6W5gTX +NqQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOUpUlEAYNImhUNPYrGJRo4qzhbwU92iDeO0oz7pgIAe177RqsW3OTnZ p5J4y2WdlaLQ55Y+uuhaoQQ6mjwDH44UnPBsM1M2XQmD X-Google-Smtp-Source: AA+uWPzNuN6//0b5mFhXcg3LlFW9A/Ptw2C2UMJ9avTMpzhhx+J0Qx8hNGJOKU4+14JLZbji5B5jJ3Fbl2kDLnwfLNU= X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:1025:: with SMTP id b34-v6mr2884340pla.291.1533739102261; Wed, 08 Aug 2018 07:38:22 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a17:90a:5a:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Wed, 8 Aug 2018 07:38:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <1533588813.1868321.1465431536.01CE36BC@webmail.messagingengine.com> <20180807065453.jjnsx3cunjug5q3e@h-174-65.A328.priv.bahnhof.se> <20180807080256.lgqaevcah2a7sn2t@h-174-65.A328.priv.bahnhof.se> From: Nemo Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 10:38:21 -0400 Message-ID: To: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [TUHS] Origins of shell prompt suffixes % $ > # X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On 07/08/2018, Tony Finch wrote: > Michael Kj=C3=B6rling wrote: >> >> I suspect I must stand corrected on this. Turns out that at least GNU >> bash 4.4.12(1) seems to not like a `;` at the beginning of the command >> line. > > This is a consequence of the POSIX shell grammar, which doesn't allow > empty commands. > > http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799.2013edition/utilities/V3_= chap02.html#tag_18_10 Good point (and [t]csh on Solaris does not care). > prompt I have used since about 1997 (and I can't remember where I got > it from - somewhere on Usenet, probably) in its most distilled form is > > :; I will, no doubt, be flayed on this list but I tend to use "=3D> ". N. > > although in practice I have a load of extra fluff for username, hostname, > CWD, etc. usw. > > Tony. > -- > f.anthony.n.finch http://dotat.at/ > Fair Isle, Faeroes: South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 for a time. > Slight or moderate, occasionally rough for a time. Showers. Moderate or > good. >