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Re: get output of a command in prompt

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From: Frank Terbeck <ft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: get output of a command in prompt
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 21:01:55 +0200
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arno. <arno.@xxxxxxxxxx>:
[..get output of command into prompt..]

Take a look at this:

[snip]
zsh% PS1='$(printf "%s: %d" "This is a one" 1)-%% '
$(printf ": /home/hawk" "This is a one" 1)-% setopt promptsubst 
This is a one: 1-%
[snap]

Regards, Frank

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