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Subject: Re: Bash: Setting Prompt
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=1EOn Wed, 18 May 2005 07:37:44 -0500 Jacob S <stormspotter@6Texans.net>
wrote:
$>
$>On Wed, 18 May 2005 06:26:53 -0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
$>Gerard Seibert <gerard-seibert@rcn.com> wrote:
$>
$>> FreeBSD 5.4 and Bash 3.00.16(1)
$>>=20
$>> I hope that this is the right place to post this.
$>>=20
$>> I have the following in my '.bash_profile' file.
$>> #
$>> #	Set the prompt to display the 'user@host' and the working=20
$>> #	directory with a '#' for root and '$' for user.
$>> #
$>> PS1=3D"\u@\h \w "
$>> case 'id -u' in
$>>  	0) PS1=3D"${PS1}# ";;
$>>  	*) PS1=3D"${PS1}$ ";;
$>> esac
$>> #
$>> #	Keep the environment when using su to become root
$>> #
$>> alias su=3D'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.
$>>=20
$>> I must be doing something really stupid, but I do not know what. I
$>> hope  that someone can assist me.
$>
$>Just a guess, as I haven't tested this, but try changing your case line
$>to look like this:
$>
$>case `id -u` in (Note the backticks instead of apostrophes.)
$>
$>HTH,
$>Jacob


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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 5:48:39 PM

I was not aware that there was a difference. Thanks, I will give it a
shot.

Ciao