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Operating Systems Linux Red Hat BASH command not found strang behavior Post 302488718 by mark54g on Tuesday 18th of January 2011 09:08:25 AM
Old 01-18-2011
try typing
Code:
reset <hit enter>

Then echo $PS1 and $PS2 and see what the values are

You may also want to check environment variables.
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS

printenv

printenv(1B)					     SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands					      printenv(1B)

NAME

       printenv - display environment variables currently set

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/ucb/printenv [variable]

DESCRIPTION

       printenv prints out the values of the variables in the environment. If a variable is specified, only its value is printed.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWscpu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       csh(1), echo(1), sh(1), stty(1), tset(1B), attributes(5), environ(5)

DIAGNOSTICS

       If a variable is specified and it is not defined in the environment, printenv returns an exit status of 1.

SunOS 5.11							    14 Sep 1992 						      printenv(1B)
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