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From: Jeff Sheinberg <jeffsh@erols.com>
Subject: ash: a bang, `!', in PS1 is not replaced by history number
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Package: ash
Version: 0.3.7-3
Severity: normal

Hi,

According to SUSv2, in xcu/chap2.html,

    The shell replaces each instance of the character "!"  in PS1
    with the history file number of the next command to be typed.
    Escaping the "!" with another "!" (that is, !!) places the
    literal character "!" in the prompt.

Ash does not implement this behavior.

Thanks,
-- 
Jeff Sheinberg  <jeffsh@erols.com>


-- System Information
Debian Release: 2.2
Kernel Version: Linux eden-hda7.my.local 2.2.17 #1 Mon Aug 28 20:29:19 EDT 2000 i586 unknown

Versions of the packages ash depends on:
ii  libc6          2.1.3-13       GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone