Delivered-To: listarch-cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Reply-To: From: "Bruce Edge" To: "Gnu-Win32" Subject: PS1 prompt and \u displaying I have no name! Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 12:53:29 -0800 Message-ID: <000001be4fb7$40e2fde0$6e01a8c0@eng-aux.sattel> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Why does the \u in my $PS1 expand to: "I have no name!" TIA, Bruce.