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Dear list, I would like to know if there is any way to include xterm escape sequences in R's prompt using options( prompt= XXX, continue= XXX ), where XXX can contain, for example, "\033[1;31mRed" for chancing text color to red (see http://www.frexx.de/xterm-256-notes/). If you do this, the color escape sequences work (with an appropriate terminal emulator, e.g., xterm under Linux),