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I am new to redhat and all unix / linux. somehow in the terminal I changed [root@QASRHS ~]$ to [root@QASRHS ~]# and now it appears I cannot see all of ...
  1. 02-13-2009 #1
    UpNorthNut
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    # and $

    I am new to redhat and all unix / linux. somehow in the terminal I changed [root@QASRHS ~]$ to [root@QASRHS ~]#
    and now it appears I cannot see all of my files in the bin
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    bigtomrodney
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    The dollar sign ($) is for a regular user. The hash (# pound if you're American) means you are logged on as root. You should not have a $ sign as root and you should not have a # prompt if you are a normal users.

    Do not confuse this with the bash comment character which is also #.
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