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pico Primer for Competitors - Shell Chapter - Got Shell? Section
Q.4: What does `$` mean?
A.4: `$` is a separator. Everything before it is the computer generated prompt and everything after is the user typed command
Note on answer: Most example commands I show will start with `$` just as an indicator that the example command is ran in the shell.
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dgsm68 commented Sep 2, 2023

gracias por la explicación más detallada

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That's all above comments it sounds like correct. But on my side I just reply that "$" as a shell prompt symbol.

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