On 2005-10-11 20:48, Alex <newsalex at arcor.de> wrote: > Hi, > > i found a vary strange behaviour! > > When i am logged in, i can set a new prompt (under csh): > set prompt "%n@%M %~ %# " > Everything alright. Sort of. The correct way is: set prompt = '%n@%M %~ %# ' Note the assignment character.