From: Helge Pettersen <tubamann@gmail.com>
To: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Set the prompt.
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 20:08:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e29bf9c5041103110861d675d3@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3960.192.168.99.70.1099508659.squirrel@192.168.99.70>
No, Edward wanted `pwd` as the prompt.
\W provides only the open folder, not full path. (which \w is).
On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 11:04:19 -0800 (PST), Scott Taylor
<scott@dctchambers.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Edward Parrilla said:
> > 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?
>
> Probably.
>
> Try:
>
> man bash
>
> I get:
> PS1="\h:\W "
> to get the output you desire. Your way looks more like the old Korn Shell
> (ksh), almost.
>
> I like: PS1="[\u@\h \W]\\$ " (RH default, something they did right. ;)
>
> --
> Scott
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-11-03 19:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-11-03 18:53 Set the prompt Edward Parrilla
[not found] ` <e29bf9c50411031057125227a@mail.gmail.com>
2004-11-03 19:00 ` Helge Pettersen
2004-11-03 19:04 ` Scott Taylor
2004-11-03 19:08 ` Helge Pettersen [this message]
2004-11-03 19:12 ` Scott Taylor
2004-11-03 22:19 ` Edward Parrilla
2004-11-04 4:31 ` Glynn Clements
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