RE: bash: igncr shell option breaks my PS1 prompt

[Houder <houder at xs4all dot nl>]

On 2016-08-30 15:34, Nellis, Kenneth wrote:
[snip]

> But, get this:
>
> $ PS1='$(date)\n\$ '
> Tue Aug 30 09:30:37 EDT 2016
> $ set -o igncr
> -bash: command substitution: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token 
> `)'
> -bash: command substitution: line 1: `date)'
>
> $ PS1='`date`\n\$ '
> Tue Aug 30 09:31:01 EDT 2016
> $
>
> So, the $() syntax is part of the mix. Use back-ticks as a workaround.

Or: replacing \n by \012 also does the trick.

(No! I do not know why!)

Henri :-))

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