--- default.c.orig	2018-11-27 16:19:36.000000000 -0600
+++ default.c	2025-08-21 05:10:59.000000000 -0500
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@
 	get_compiler_name();
 	links_home = get_home(&first_use);
 	if (!links_home) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find or create links config directory. Please check, that you have $HOME variable set correctly and that you have write permission to your home directory.\n\007");
+		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find or create links config directory. Please check, that you have $HOME variable set correctly and that you have write permission to your home directory.\n");
 		sleep(3);
 		return;
 	}