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Bash prompt not recognizing variables

I'm customizing my bash prompt (I use iTerm on OS X Lion), and have tried something like:

PS1='\n[\u]-> '

Just for simplicity, but after reloading my ~/.bash_profile, my prompt now says:

\n[\u]->

and not what I'm expecting to (a new line, followed by my username).

Any ideas?

Solution

  • How is the shell being invoked? If it's as sh, or possibly other ways, it won't be interpreted. Try echo $0