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From: Helge Pettersen <tubamann@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Set the prompt.
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 20:00:15 +0100
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Try
PS1="\h \w"
export PS1
That will do the trick, but it looks like something not so nice.
PS1="\h \w $ "
is a bit better. :)




On 03 Nov 2004 12:53:13 -0600, Edward Parrilla <eparrilla@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have created this line in my .bash_profile
>
> PS1="{${HOSTNAME}"':${PWD}}'
> export PS1
>
> However when I initiate my term session it does not show the host name,
> nor the PWD.
> What could be wrong?
> Regards
> Ed
>
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