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| -rw-r--r-- | bin/ksh/ksh.1 | 29 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/bin/ksh/ksh.1 b/bin/ksh/ksh.1 index 31779d44ce4..a23fc0d80fb 100644 --- a/bin/ksh/ksh.1 +++ b/bin/ksh/ksh.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ksh.1,v 1.114 2006/05/30 14:43:45 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ksh.1,v 1.115 2006/06/01 09:31:12 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" Public Domain .\" @@ -1528,17 +1528,7 @@ The primary prompt for interactive shells. Parameter, command, and arithmetic substitutions are performed, and the prompt string can be customised using -backslash-escaped special characters (see below). -.Ql \&! -is replaced with the current command number (see the -.Ic fc -command below). -A literal -.Ql \&! -can be put in the prompt by placing -.Ql !! -in -.Ev PS1 . +backslash-escaped special characters. .Pp Note that since the command-line editors try to figure out how long the prompt is (so they know how far it is to the edge of the screen), escape codes in @@ -1630,10 +1620,17 @@ is abbreviated as The basename of the current working directory. .It Li \e! -The current history number -(see -.Sq \e# , -below). +The current history number. +An unescaped +.Ql !\& +will produce the current history number too, +as per the POSIX specification. +A literal +.Ql \&! +can be put in the prompt by placing +.Ql !! +in +.Ev PS1 . .It Li \e# The current command number. This could be different to the current history number, |