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diff --git a/docs/features/multiline_commands.rst b/docs/features/multiline_commands.rst index d6502058..769e0a64 100644 --- a/docs/features/multiline_commands.rst +++ b/docs/features/multiline_commands.rst @@ -10,3 +10,13 @@ blank line is *always* considered a command terminator (cannot be overridden). In multiline commands, output redirection characters like ``>`` and ``|`` are part of the command arguments unless they appear after the terminator. + +Continuation prompt +------------------- + +When a user types a :ref:`Multiline Command +<features/multiline_commands:Multiline Commands>` it may span more than one +line of input. The prompt for the first line of input is specified by the +``cmd2.Cmd.prompt`` instance attribute - see +:ref:`features/prompt:Customizing the Prompt`. The prompt for subsequent lines +of input is defined by the ``cmd2.Cmd.continuation_prompt`` attribute. |