problems with new system and installation - .bashrc

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Date: 04/30/05

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    Hi I've a very important question for the smart among you. :-)
    Just kidding, everybody can aswer it... of course. OK here we go: I’ve installed some new systems and I can
    change the prompt as I want, but if I write any kind of script, and
    change the prompt within the script, it doesn't change the
    prompt.

    change the prompt as I want, but if I write any kind of script, and change
    the prompt within the script, it doesn't change the prompt. This is even
    with a short 1 line script that does nothing but change the prompt.

    Here's the prompt I'm trying to use (which includes escape characters, which
    seem to be causing the problem -- bash seems to see them as commands):

    PS1="\e[35;40m[\u@\h:\W]\\$\e[0m "

    I know my old .bashrc changed the prompt (only PS1), but I don't remember
    doing anything other than PS1="{my prompt}" to get it to do that.

    So how can I export a prompt I create in a script (like .bashrc) to use
    outside the script (in normal command line)?
    Thanks for any help.

    Francisco

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