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Old 08-25-2005, 04:21 PM   #1
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what are % and #


I am just reading through the Slackware 10.1 manual before actually installing onto my system and I am wondering if someone could tell me the significance of the % and # symbols that often seem to precede commands?
 
Old 08-25-2005, 04:28 PM   #2
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Re: what are % and #

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I am just reading through the Slackware 10.1 manual before actually installing onto my system and I am wondering if someone could tell me the significance of the % and # symbols that often seem to precede commands?
They're just an indication of the command prompt. When at the console you will see a prompt (think of the old C:\> from the dos days) looking something like:
Code:
user@host directory $
or
user@host directory %
or
user@host directory #
It's just common practice (though by no means obligatory) to show the current user's name followed by the computer name, followed by the current working directory, followed by the prompt itself. % and $ indicate a normal user (depending on which shell you use) and # indicates the root user (administrator). Just a reminder of who you are before you do something stupid.
 
Old 08-25-2005, 05:44 PM   #3
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sweet. thanks.
 
  


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