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Subject: Re: Pathname in prompt, not FAQ, really.
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Date: 12 Jun 90 20:59:22 GMT
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In article <MEISSNER.90Jun12111358@curley.osf.org> meissner@osf.org (Michael Meissner) writes:
>In addition, both bash & ksh allows you to run arbitrary commands in
>your prompt, via the $(command) syntax.

Really?  I have been unsuccessful in doing this with ksh.
Please demonstrate.

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