Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 13:26:03 -0500 From: Chris Johnson <cjohnson@palomine.net> To: pete collins <pcollins@ocsny.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: setting bash prompt Message-ID: <19990120132603.A11506@palomine.net> In-Reply-To: <36A60EFA.641F2136@ocsny.com>; from pete collins on Wed, Jan 20, 1999 at 12:14:34PM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990120135600.28221A-100000@gate1.ilhadamagia.com.br> <36A60EFA.641F2136@ocsny.com>
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On Wed, Jan 20, 1999 at 12:14:34PM -0500, pete collins wrote: > i added my dot profile file as below and it works great! > date and everything which i discovered purely by accident! > > PS1="\u@\h \d $ " > SHELL=/usr/local/bin/bash export SHELL > > however where are these commands from \u and \h > i know what they mean but not why or where?? > > how do i add (pwd) to the prompt also so i know which directory i'm currently at? Check the bash man page. Look in the PROMPTING section. Chris To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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