1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sbolint b/sbolint
index 0307433..8a35705 100755
--- a/sbolint
+++ b/sbolint
@@ -931,7 +931,9 @@ sub check_readme {
 
 	# 20220205 bkw: don't complain about long lines if they're URLs,
 	# not much we can do about them.
-	if(grep { !/^\s*(ftp|https?):\/\// && length > $maxlen } @lines) {
+	# 20260608 bkw: also commands beginning with a prompt character,
+	# # or $.
+	if(grep { !/^[#\$] / && !/^\s*(ftp|https?):\/\// && length > $maxlen } @lines) {
 		log_warning("README has lines >$maxlen characters");
 	}
 }