--- parse.c.orig	Sun Aug 28 22:12:10 1994
+++ parse.c	Tue Sep 26 17:20:07 2000
@@ -670,10 +670,10 @@
   if(ses && !PSEUDO_PROMPT)
     write_line_mud("", ses);
   else if (!is_split)
-    write(1,"> ", 3);
+    write(1,"> ", 2);
   else {
     sprintf(strng,"8> 7[%d;%df", input_row, input_col);
-    write(1,strng, strlen(strng)+1);
+    write(1,strng, strlen(strng));
     display_col+=2;
   } 
 }
