What's the newline symbol in zsh's PS1?

Question

I'm trying to setup a multiple line PS1, for zsh, but \n doesn't was parsed by zsh,

PS1="%~\n %> "

How should I set it up?

Emanuel Berg · Answer 1 · 2012-11-04 04:17:41Z

up vote 0 down vote

Like this (I know, looks awkward):

PS1="%~
 %> "

answered Nov 4 '12 at 4:17

Emanuel Berg
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int · Answer 2 · 2012-11-04 04:21:24Z

up vote 3 down vote

PS1="firstline
secondline "

or

PS1=$'Hi Joe,\nwhat now?%# '

Taken from FAQ, item 3.13

answered Nov 4 '12 at 4:21

int
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