For the prompt, I have the following line in my ~/.bash_profile
and ~/.bashrc
use:
export PS1="[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w\\n[\#]\\$ "
which produces, for example
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/bin
[3]$ ls -laR
or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/linux
[4]# ls -laR
\$ gives you a different prompt char ($ or #) when logged as a normal user or as
root; \u gives the username; \h gives the hostname; \w the present working
directory (with shorted $HOME, i.e., ~);
\n is a carriage return which I use since I have too long pathnames so I prefer
to have the prompt and history command number in the next line.
The special characters (like \n and \$) require you to escape them by
preppending a backslash. You'll find this and more in the bash manpage.
I also used to have slightly different prompts in bash_profile and .bashrc to
distinguish between login and non login sessions.
lazaro. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: bash profile question
Author: debian-user@lists.debian.org at cclink
Date: 04.10.96 23:36
I know you can use your .bash_profile to let you see the current
directory and a prompt ( like in dos or os/2 )
I do have a profile which does this but was wondering if some people
could post their profiles so maybe I can choose another which I like
more or something like that.
Carved upon my stone, my body lie but still I roam
>From Metallica ( anywhere I roam )
Marcel Burggraeve ( aka Pearl_Jam on irc )
http://www.cistron.nl/~graeve
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