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On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 10:39:41AM +0000, Daniel Hannon wrote:
> the use of the "…" character results in the ability to delete the bash prompt string using backspace

I can't reproduce this.

wooledg:~$ bash
wooledg:~$ PS1='…\h:\w\$ '
…wooledg:~$ echo "$BASH_VERSION"
5.0.3(1)-release
…wooledg:~$ 

Hitting the backspace key repeatedly does nothing (as expected).

What operating system are you on, and what is the output of "locale"?