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The prompt is what asks a user for their interactive input

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Avoid password prompt for keys and prompts for DN information

I am using following code to generate keys: apt-get -qq -y install openssl; mkdir -p /etc/apache2/ssl; openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024; openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr; cp server.key server.key.org; openssl rsa -in…
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What is the origin of the UNIX $ (dollar) prompt?

The UNIX prompt uses a $ symbol to indicate that your input is expected. I was wondering why this symbol was chosen—if there is a reason. Dollar just seems a little unexpected. A > symbol would have been more suggestive in my opinion.
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How can I display the absolute path in bash prompt?

I currently have my bash PS1 set to something like this: PS1="\[\`if [[ \$? = "0" ]]; then echo '\e[32m\h\e[0m'; else echo '\e[31m\h\e[0m' ; fi\`:\w\n\$ " How can I make it show the absolute path instead of the relative one (e.g. /home/dave/dir…
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Tmux and ZSH custom prompt : bug with window name

I have customized my ZSH prompt with oh-my-zsh to make it more readable and add information about git if I'm in a repository. Example : bob@inf [~/docs] % bob@inf [~/src/nicest] master % (in a git repository) It works well but I have some bugs with…
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Schedule a task with admin privileges without a user prompt in windows 7

In windows 7, I'd like to schedule a program to be run with administrative privileges, without having the user need to respond to a prompt (which requests elevated privileges) every time the scheduled task is run. Is there any way to accomplish this…
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Why does this bash prompt sometimes keep part of previous commands when scrolling history?

My bash prompt, which I'll admit to have stolen from a few places and cobbled together, will sometimes add part of previous commands to its length when scrolling the bash history with up/down arrows. For example, if my previous commands were: ls cd…
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How do I hide the path in command line prompt on Windows?

I'm working on Windows 7 using the cmd console. How do I hide the path in the prompt?
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Escape non-printing characters in a function for a Bash prompt

In a Bash Prompt (PS1 variable), I'm calling a function to potentially add text to the prompt: export PS1="\u@\h \$(my_function) \$ " However, the function in the prompt contains ANSI color codes that change based on the output of the function…
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CMD prompt window pops up and instantly disappears periodically

Windows 10 - Every 10 minutes or so, a command line window flashes on my computer. I'm afraid I may have been infected by something. I've been staring at the Task Manager (and process explorer) for days, and can't narrow it down to what is causing…
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MySQL command line color prompt

I want to add colors to the MySQL command line color prompt. I have so far in a script (database.sh): mysql -uroot -hlocalhost -A --prompt="\u@\h:\d> " I would like root to be red, @ to be blue, localhost to be green and database to be…
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What is rootfs# and what can you do with it?

I have been dropped to a [rootfs /]# prompt many times when booting my distro failed. Usually I found I couldn't fix the problem with the limited commands available, so I would use any spare Live CD I had laying around. But what is the rootfs…
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zsh right-justify in ps1

I'd like a multi-line zsh prompt with a right alined part, that will look something like this: 2.nate@host:/current/dir 16:00 -> I know about RPROMPT in zsh, but that has a right-aligned prompt opposite…
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How to Run an app as Administrator without the prompt?

When I start SQL Server Management Studio 2008, I get an error that's been around forever and is documented here. One of the suggestions to fix it that actually worked was to start SSMS with Run as Administrator. So I modified the properties of the…
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Why doesn't "cd D:" change the command context to D:?

Possible Duplicate: Using cd Command in Windows Command Line, Can't Navigate to D:\ Every time I want to change directory context to another drive (D, E, F, or whatever..) on a Windows command-prompt, I must use "Drive letter":\ command to…
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How can I put a newline in my zsh prompt without causing terminal redraw issues?

I'm trying to fix a minor (but annoying) issue with my zsh prompt. The problem I'm seeing is that when I'm using a terminal in a GUI OS environment (for example, Terminal.app or iTerm 2 on OS X 10.7.2) and resize the terminal window, the terminal is…
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