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lensman3 · 05-22-2008, 07:35 PM

The $ prompt is associated with most if not all versions of Unix/Linux as johnhook noted. The # prompt is associated with the root or super user of Unix/Linux.

The old "sh" shell of Unix used the $ as I remember, though you could change the prompt by using the PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 prompts, aliases and the "set" command. (These prompts usually have to do with shell spawning and keeping track of the spawned shell by using a different prompt). The first shell's used $ and it has stuck over the years.

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lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 407 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: What languange is the $ command from? The $ prompt is associated with most if not all versions of Unix/Linux as johnhook noted. The # prompt is associated with the root or super user of Unix/Linux. The old "sh" shell of Unix used the $ as I remember, though you could change the prompt by using the PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 prompts, aliases and the "set" command. (These prompts usually have to do with shell spawning and keeping track of the spawned shell by using a different prompt). The first shell's used $ and it has stuck over the years.