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From: dipto@umbc3.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: History not starting from 1
Message-ID: <616@umbc3.UMD.EDU>
Date: Fri, 4-Dec-87 18:41:07 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  4 18:41:07 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 8-Dec-87 03:34:22 EST
Reply-To: dipto@umbc3.umd.edu (Dipto Chakravarty)
Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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I have the prompt set with the following command where I want the
history number (in csh) -- 
                            set prompt = '\!% '

Every time I start up a shell or login, the history number should
begin with a one.  However, in my case I get  22% as the starting
number; from there on it starts incrementing. There may be a silly
reason which I am unable to see. Any insight ?

FYI, I do have a .login with different kinds of options for the 
terminal  setups, Baud rates and login shells at the time of my 
signing on to the system (I guess that shouldn't interfere with 
my history machanism). Which definitions other than the standard
"set history = nn" conflict in this case?

Thanks in advance