> when i set PS1 to '$(date "+%H:%M") \w> ' in my ~/.bashrc i get a bash
> prompt with current time of day when i hit enter, current PWD, a
> greater than sign, and a space
> 
> just enter "echo $PS1" to see how yours is set
> 
> echo $TERM returns xterm
> 
> in bash the PS2 prompt is for when you are inside some functioning
> process but it needs input

Aha, you are talking about bash.

I don't know how bash decides to show $PS2 and how Vim can cause that.
I also cannot reproduce the problem.  Perhaps someone can look into it.

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