Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 12:16:02 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Brendan Kosowski <brendan@bmkind.lnk.telstra.net>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /bin/sh question Message-ID: <19980517121602.K370@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980517122402.1225A-100000@bmkind.lnk.telstra.net>; from Brendan Kosowski on Sun, May 17, 1998 at 12:27:13PM -1000 References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980517122402.1225A-100000@bmkind.lnk.telstra.net>
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On Sun, 17 May 1998 at 12:27:13 -1000, Brendan Kosowski wrote:
>
> How do I make /bin/sh display the current working directory before the $
> prompt.
Well, I don't know why you're using /bin/sh, but putting this in your
.profile should do the trick:
cd () { command cd $1; PS1="`pwd` -> "; }
Greg
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