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Shell: Document all supported PROMPT flags

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Ben Wiederhake 2021-03-04 20:17:06 +01:00 • committed by Andreas Kling
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`PROMPT` (environment) `PROMPT` (environment)
The value of this variable is used to generate a prompt, the following escape sequences can be used literally inside the value, and they would expand to their respective values: The value of this variable is used to generate a prompt, the following escape sequences can be used literally inside the value, and they would expand to their respective values:
- `\\u` : the current username - `\\a`: bell character (behavior depends on terminal)
- `\\h` : the current hostname - `\\e`: escape character (`0x1b`)
- `\\w` : a collapsed path (relative to home) to the current directory - `\\h`: the current hostname
- `\\p` : the string '$' (or '#' if the user is 'root') - `\\p`: the string '$' (or '#' if the user is 'root')
- `\\u`: the current username
- `\\w`: a collapsed path (relative to home) to the current directory
- `\\X`: reset style (foreground and background color, etc)
Any other escaped character shall be ignored. Any other escaped character shall be ignored.