On: Your Bash Prompt Needs This

[prakashk]

I do this too. It helps me to have a blank line between invocations of different commands.

    [prakash@kaveri 16:39:05 ~ :) ]
    >> sleep 10
    ^C

    [prakash@kaveri 16:39:18 ~ :( ]

[mkopinsky → prakashk]

I assume the smilies drive off of $? ? Interesting idea....

[natep → prakashk]

So...your interrupted 'sleep 10' took 13 seconds?

[CGamesPlay → natep]

No, the time between when the first PS1 was printed and when he pressed ^C was approximately 13 seconds.

[natep → CGamesPlay]

Of course, my bad.