How can I remove new line character in prompt?

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As you can see in the screenshot, I have an unneeded newline character in my prompt. Anyone know how to do remove this character from my prompt?

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grawity · Answer 1 · 2012-01-18 11:28:45Z

This "new line character" is part of your Bash prompt, kept in the $PS1 variable:

PS1='\[\e]0;\w\a\]\n\[\e[32m\]\u@\h \[\e[33m\]\w\[\e[0m\] \$ '

Remove it and put the updated PS1 in your ~/.bashrc.

See Customizing bash prompt for further information.

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