Custom prompt doesn't work on Mac's terminal

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Published on 2012-09-08T15:18:14Z Indexed on 2012/09/08 15:40 UTC
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I like to use a custom prompt (current path in blue) on my unix machine:

export PS1='\[\e[0;34m\]\w \$\[\e[m\] '

But when I try to use it on Mac's terminal it doesn't work: it fails to detect the end of the prompt and overwrites the prompt when I type commands. This also happens when I'm inputting a long command where it wraps over the same line instead of starting a new line.

I don't understand why this is the case since I use bash on both machines. Any suggestions on how to remedy this?

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