On Wed, 18 May 2005 06:26:53 -0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
Gerard Seibert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> PS1="[EMAIL PROTECTED] \w "
> case 'id -u' in
> 0) PS1="${PS1}# ";;
> *) PS1="${PS1}$ ";;
> esac
--- cut ---
> It is suppose to set the prompt to display the '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' and the
> working
> directory with a '#' for root and '$' for user. Everything works except
> for the '#' and '$' symbols. The '$' symbol is always displayed.
this is what i use :
case $UID in
0) PS1="\[\033[1;31m\][ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w] #\[\033[0m\] ";;
*) PS1="\[\033[2;36m\][ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w] $\[\033[0m\] ";;
esac
you could use this and remove the colours if you like
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