Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Revived tutorial

[Mark Flacy]

On 2006.03.28 22:02, Matthieu Moy wrote:
> Mark Flacy <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > While that's nice, not everyone actually *uses* a percent
> character
> > as their prompt.  This also adds the possibility that someone will
>
> > perhaps enter the percent character as part of the command line.
>
> Indeed, the convention is to use a $ for simple users, and a # for
> root, isn't it ?
>
> A colored $ or % would avoid the confusion I believe.

Assuming, of course, that you are using a browser capable  
of/configured to showing colors.  If I'm not using/exporting an X  
display, I'll use links, lynx, or w3m configured to not use color.

I think that not showing the prompt character at all avoids  
confusion.  YMMV.