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pico Primer for Competitors - Shell Chapter - Got Shell? Section
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| Q.4: What does `$` mean? | |
| A.4: `$` is a separator. Everything before it is the computer generated prompt and everything after is the user typed command | |
| Note on answer: Most example commands I show will start with `$` just as an indicator that the example command is ran in the shell. |
@Exzou it was very insightful!.
'$' a dollar sign is a convection to a prompt to show that a shell is ready to take command, but it vary for root user ( # is used in a prompt) and for regular user '$ ' is used but both are prompt sign indicating shell is ready for input
interesting
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