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From: ajs@hpfcla.UUCP (ajs)
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Subject: Re: Funny prompts, anybody?
Message-ID: <18500012@hpfcla.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 16:07:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 12 16:07:00 1984
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Nf-From: hpfcla!ajs    Oct 10 12:07:00 1984

> My office mate uses "   " and works on an HP terminal.  This way he can
> use the ENTER key to resend a line (modified by local editing) and not
> get complaints about "$: not found".

This PS1 also works nicely:

	PS1=":; "

It equates to "null command, end of command, next command".

Alan Silverstein, hpfcla!ajs