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[User X <entropicdesires AT entropicdesires.com>]

3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

User X wrote:
  

I was playing around with my computer today and 
used the backspace button to delete a mistake I 
had keyed in.  The prompt jumped from the bottom 
of the screen and over to the side.  
    

What prompt string are you using?

Cheers,
Steven
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I'm using PS1.  I think I've figured it out...  Here is the color enhancements I had made from the response you sent yesterday and several trips to the web:

PS1='\033[0;34m[\033\033[0;31mLinux\033\033[0;34m\033\033[1;37m \w \033\033[1;36m<\033\033[0;35m\$\033\033[1;36m>\033\033[0m'

Everything was looking nice, but it wasn't long after I had added this that things got a bit out of hand.  I edited it as such:

PS1='\[\033[0;34m[\[\033\[\033[0;31mLinux\[\033\[\033[0;34m\[\033\[\033[1;37m \w \[\033\[\033[1;36m<\[\033\[\033[0;35m\$\[\033\[\033[1;36m>\[\033\[\033[0m'

It seems to have done the trick.  The prompt has stopped moving from place to place.  No matter what I try, I can't get it to do it again, not that I'm complaining.  :)

Thank you.