how PS1 variable is used ?

[MR ZenWiz]

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
> MR ZenWiz wrote:
>> It is used exactly in accordance with the specifications in the shell
>> man page, which is the first place one should look for such
>> information.
>>
>> (IOW, RTFM)
>
> ~/ > man shell
> No manual entry for shell
>
> If you suggest to RTFM, please make sure you point to an existing
> manual.
>
If you don't know what a shell is or how to find it, then I would
suggest you get a good book on UNIX/Linux systems and find out the
basics first.

Try 'echo $SHELL' to find out which one you are running, or 'man
`basename $SHELL`'

You got me, though.  I've never responded to someone who didn't know
how to find what to look for in the manual.  Have you tried 'man -k
shell?'

Maybe a little Google would help, too.