>PROMPT_COMMAND='pwd>&8;kill -STOP $$'
Michael,
It's setting the PROMPT_COMMAND system variable to the command in
the brackets. This variable alwasy contains a command to be run just before
displaying the shell. The command itself is first redirecting output from
pwd(print working directory) to a file with file descriptor 8 (open file).
After that the semi colon means execute the commands sequentially so we're
on to kill -STOP $$, $$ expands to current process which is this one ...
kill -stop will stop but NOT kill the preocess.
So what you have altogether is a command that runs before the shell
prompt is displayed, redirects the current directoy path to some file and
then stops itself but remains alive ... Any help ?
steve
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