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Re: Why can't I set PS1?

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From: Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Why can't I set PS1?
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 09:52:09 +0200
In-reply-to: "Wolfgang Hukriede"'s message of "Sun, 04 Jul 1999 21:12:11 DFT." <199907041912.VAA06622@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Wolfgang Hukriede wrote:
> Why can't I set PS1, eg:
> 
> hukriede@pfiesteria:/home/hukriede > PS1=xxx
> hukriede@pfiesteria:/home/hukriede > echo $PS1
> %n@%m:/home/hukriede > 
> hukriede@pfiesteria:/home/hukriede > 

It may be the same problem someone else had a couple of weeks ago.  On some
system, the function precmd is set to restore the prompt before every
single command, which is lunacy.  You can probably just `unfunction precmd'
and set your own prompt, if that's the problem.

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Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>       Tel: +39 050 844536
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References:
- Why can't I set PS1?
  - From: Wolfgang Hukriede

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