Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I./include -I. -I./include -I./lib -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin :/sbin:/bin' -DSTANDARD_UTILS_PATH='/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin' -DSYS_BASHRC='/etc/bash/bashrc' -DSYS_BASH_LOGOUT='/etc/bash/bash_logout' -DNON_INTERACTIVE_LOGIN_SHELLS -DSSH_SOURCE_BASHRC -march=core2 -O2 -pipe uname output: Linux alpha 3.8.13-gentoo #2 SMP PREEMPT Sat May 25 10:12:13 CEST 2013 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.2 Patch Level: 45 Release Status: release Description: The \H in PS1 adds the hostname without the domain to the prompt. According to the man page \h outputs the hostname up to the first `.' and \H outputs the the hostname. I think that should be the FQDN? Repeat-By: # hostname myhostname # hostname -f myhostname.mydomainname # export PS1="\H $PS1" myhostname #
