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Table 1. Interpreted Characters

\d the date in ``Weekday Month Date'' format
\h the host name up to the first
\H the host name
\n newline
\s the name of the shell, the base name of $0
\t the current time in 24-hour HH:MM:SS format
\T the current time in 12-hour HH:MM:SS format
\@ the current time in 12-hour AM/PM format
\u the user name of the current user
\w the current working directory
\! the history number of this command
\# the command number of this command
\$ if the effective UID is 0, $ otherwise
\W the base name of the current working directory