Re: ! in PS1 in posix mode

From	Linda Walsh <bash@tlinx.org>
Newsgroups	gnu.bash.bug
Subject	Re: ! in PS1 in posix mode
Date	2015-10-12 09:28 -0700
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Chet Ramey wrote:
> On 10/11/15 1:37 AM, isabella parakiss wrote:
>> In posix mode, bash replaces ! in my PS1 with the history number.
> 
> http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#tag_18_05_03
> 
> "The shell shall replace each instance of the character '!' in PS1 with
> the history file number of the next command to be typed."

I've never seen that -- even when my prompt has
! in it...maybe it's cause I have histexpand 'off'?

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Re: ! in PS1 in posix mode Linda Walsh <bash@tlinx.org> - 2015-10-12 09:28 -0700

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