From 5e38fb040ec231aa5fe98742b664ccab9c888ccd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 03:28:27 +0000
Subject: Explained $PS1

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@743 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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 chapter06/bashprofile.xml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'chapter06/bashprofile.xml')

diff --git a/chapter06/bashprofile.xml b/chapter06/bashprofile.xml
index bb7f6115a..3e126f32e 100644
--- a/chapter06/bashprofile.xml
+++ b/chapter06/bashprofile.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ export PS1 PATH
 </literallayout>
 
 <para>
-Additional environment variables, aliases and so forth that are
+The PS1 variable is an environment variable that controls the appearance of
+the command prompt. See the bash man page for details how this variable
+is constructed. Additional environment variables, aliases and so forth that are
 needed and/or wanted can be added at your own discretion.
 </para>
 
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