Subject: Re: command-line editing and "standard" shells....
To: Phil Nelson <phil@cs.wwu.edu>
From: Simon J. Gerraty <sjg@quick.com.au>
List: current-users
Date: 03/22/1999 22:51:27
>Does any one know how to get multi-line prompts?

PS1='$PWD
> $ '

gives:

/configs/config.d
$

Mind you, I put the $PWD etc info into the title bar of xterms and 
I have some macros that I wrap around any command that takes me to another
host so that the icon will reflect "tip foo" etc so I can more easily find
it.

Mind you, I'm still looking for a WM that can manage > 100 xterms sanely.

--sjg