Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 15:52:39 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeremy Shaffner <jer@jorsm.com> To: Spidey <beaupran@JSP.UMontreal.CA> Cc: Charlie Root <root@cc1003523-a.twsn1.md.home.com>, Question=answer <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980528154003.14408D-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980527193217.462A-100000@outpost.nada.org>
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Isn't that somewhat...cumbersome? (for sh) PS1="\u@\h:\w\$ " login@host:currentdirectory$ etc.. On Wed, 27 May 1998, Spidey wrote: > Presuming you're using csh, make an alias like: > > alias cd = cd \!* ; set prompt="$cwd#" > > or something like that... > > try and check you shells's manpage. (i.e. man csh) > > Spidey > > > > On Wed, 27 May 1998, Charlie Root wrote: > > > I have a problem with my shell prompt. > > I want to set it so that it will show the directory I am currently in. > > I have tried to do this with: > > > > set prompt="`pwd`#" > > > > All seems fine until I switch directories, and the directory listed on the prompt stays the same. > > > > I.E. I am in "/root" but the prompt says "/usr/bin#". > > > > I am using the sh shell and I am wondering if there is a way to get it to do > > "pwd" each time before the prompt appears so that it will always reflect my > > current directory. > > -===================================================================- Jeremy Shaffner JORSM Internet Senior Technical Support Northwest Indiana's Premium jer@jorsm.com Internet Service Provider support@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com -===================================================================- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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