How do I get long command lines to wrap to the next line?

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How do I get long command lines to wrap to the next line?

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08-30-2015, 08:13 AM

I'm using color in my bash shell but can't get the text to drop to the next line below. Could someone tell me what's wrong here?

export PS1="\[\e[1;31m[\u@\h \W]\$ \e[m "

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How do I get long command lines to wrap to the next line? - by jacatone - 08-30-2015, 08:13 AM

Re: How do I get long command lines to wrap to the next line? - by misko_2083 - 08-30-2015, 09:42 PM

Re: How do I get long command lines to wrap to the next line? - by jacatone - 08-31-2015, 12:43 AM

Re: How do I get long command lines to wrap to the next line? - by misko_2083 - 08-31-2015, 12:45 PM

Re: How do I get long command lines to wrap to the next line? - by jacatone - 08-31-2015, 07:43 PM

Re: How do I get long command lines to wrap to the next line? - by shengchieh - 09-05-2015, 02:52 AM

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