Re: what is > ?
On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, cls-c/s wrote:
> debs,
>
> in bash, i sometimes hit ' at the end of a command and i then get > on the next line. what does > do?
It's the secondary prompt ($PS2), which means it's waiting for you to
finish your command (i.e.,close the quotes)
>
> ia, t.
>
> bentley taylor.
>
> //
>
>
>
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