Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:11:08 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: Matthew Jonkman <jonkman@bussert.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Shell prompts Message-ID: <20000126161108.A87634@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <00b401bf680f$35b1b4e0$350a0a0a@bussert.com.Bussert>; from jonkman@bussert.com on Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 10:08:26AM -0500 References: <004a01bf67bf$42b16640$030a0a0a@jonkmangarage.com><007f01bf67bf$5bfec160$1791ddd1@balfourplace.com><006c01bf67c0$aff34240$030a0a0a@jonkmangarage.com> <v0421012cb4b449e4424b@[209.239.239.22]> <00b401bf680f$35b1b4e0$350a0a0a@bussert.com.Bussert>
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On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 10:08:26AM -0500, Matthew Jonkman wrote:
> My next question (you probably already anticipated this)
>
> How do I change my default shell without removing and adding myself again?
chsh
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> Matthew Jonkman
> Bussert Consulting
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Rust" <jpr@vcnet.com>
> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 1:57 AM
> Subject: Re: Shell prompts
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>
> You've neglected to tell us what shell you're using, so it makes
> answering a little tougher. I use bash(1), which uses the PS1
> environment variable to do what you want:
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> export PS1="\u in \w \$"
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> jon
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> At 12:46 AM -0500 1/26/00, Matthew Jonkman wrote:
> >That tells me all I'd want to know, but how can I make the prompt itself be
> >something to the effect of:
> >
> >Username in /etc/mail #
> >
> >Thanks
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