Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 19:19:51 -0800 From: darren kirby <bulliver@badcomputer.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Change Bash-3.00 Prompt Message-ID: <200412191919.57796.bulliver@badcomputer.org> In-Reply-To: <003201c4e640$a610a2a0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> References: <003201c4e640$a610a2a0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR>
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--nextPart1913724.hONXcrQBPQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline quoth the Adam: > I installed bash shell and now my prompt says "bash-3.00#" > > How do I change the text before the #? I'd like it to say bash# instead = of > bash-3.00#. > > Thanks > Bash prompt is created from the env variable "PS1" If really all you want i= s=20 "bash#" then try: $ export PS1=3D"bash$ " to make it permanent, add to (or edit) one of your bash startup files,=20 probably /etc/profile for systemwide, or ~/.bashrc for users I like a bit more info in my prompt, so I use: PS1=3D"\[\033[0;31m\][$(date +%H:%M)][\u@\h \W]#\[\033[0m\]" =2Dd =2D-=20 darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." =2D Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 --nextPart1913724.hONXcrQBPQ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBBxkTdwPD5Cr/3CJgRAuwwAKC1XiWuMKqcWBD6DbsdUz2P/XPX3gCfc+iM ZAexcwxv59ZvceFqwy1Zbwc= =y2+t -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1913724.hONXcrQBPQ--
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