On 2008-03-27, Brian Mathis wrote: > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Diego Costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Please how can i configure the cygwin shell to be exactly like the > > solaris command prompt ?
> Cygwin by default uses the "bash" shell and runs it in the "Command > Prompt" window for windows. You can change the shell to something > else if you like, by editing the cygwin.bat file. You can change the > window it runs in by using either xterm (also requires X Windows to be > installed and running) or by using rxvt, which doesn't require X > Windows. 'rxvt' is a great solution and you will probably think it > works very much like solaris. > > Remember that cygwin is not solaris (or any other type of unix) -- it > is its own thing and has its own unique feel to it (though it may be > similar to unix). The look of the prompt itself is set by the PS1 variable. You can look in /etc/profile for examples, then put your own definition in ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile. Regards, Gary -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
