04-22-2008
cygwin - sh-3.2$ help!
i am completely new to unix and am trying to learn with cygwin.
my problem is simple....
when i use the 'man' command, eg 'man cat'
id do not know how to get out of the manual!!!?
if i type '!' and Return,
rather than having just the $ prompt, it has 'sh-3.2$' as a command prompt.
i cant get out of this without completely closing and reopening cygwin again.
PWD : /usr/share/man
must be something simple!!!!????
ALso anyone reccomend any other way to practice unix on windopws other than Cygwin?
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