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Subject: Re: zsh doesn't print only one symbol
To: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
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From: Ray Andrews <rayandrews@eastlink.ca>
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Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 16:07:17 -0800
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On 05/03/18 10:27 AM, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 9:14 AM, Ray Andrews <rayandrews@eastlink.ca> wrote:
>> $ echo -n "1"
>> 1#
>>
>> $
>>
>> ... What on earth is that for?  What does " 1#  " mean?
> It most likely means you're logged in as root.
So I am.

> Read the doc for the PROMPT_EOL_MARK parameter.
Yikes, it depends on various combinations of three other options, very 
exotic terminal control stuff, I hope I never need to know how all that 
works.