Re: LUG: [SOLVED] Help me spot the problem with PS1 definition - Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:13:13 -0400

Subject : Re: LUG: [SOLVED] Help me spot the problem with PS1 definition

From : Kevin Hunter <hunteke@earlham.[redacted]>

Date : Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:13:13 -0400

At 7:56am -0400 Thu, 22 Apr 2010, Warren Myers wrote:
> I was under the impression, from having had to do it when I first learned
> *nix, that the export before PS1 is required. Is it no longer?

I don't know. I don't export it. Try it for your situation and see?

But I'm trying to think /why/ it would be required? The only program
that needs to know what it is would be your shell, right? Does python
need to know?

Kevin

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