Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 06:26:53 -0400 (Eastern Standard Time) From: Gerard Seibert <gerard-seibert@rcn.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Bash: Setting Prompt Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.4.61.0505180625030.2400@Treneq>
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FreeBSD 5.4 and Bash 3.00.16(1)
I hope that this is the right place to post this.
I have the following in my '.bash_profile' file.
#
# Set the prompt to display the 'user@host' and the working
# directory with a '#' for root and '$' for user.
#
PS1="\u@\h \w "
case 'id -u' in
0) PS1="${PS1}# ";;
*) PS1="${PS1}$ ";;
esac
#
# Keep the environment when using su to become root
#
alias su='su -m'
#
It is suppose to set the prompt to display the 'user@host' and the working
directory with a '#' for root and '$' for user. Everything works except
for the '#' and '$' symbols. The '$' symbol is always displayed.
I must be doing something really stupid, but I do not know what. I hope
that someone can assist me.
- -
Ciao,
Gerard E. Seibert
gerard-seibert@suscom.net
Q: What is the definition of gross ignorance?
A: 144 blondes.
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