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From: Laszlo Vagner <kf7nn@mutsgo.dyn.ml.org>
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Subject: prompt
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I have been trying to figure out how to set my prompt for weeks
but i just dont know the syntax.

if i use the shell sh and i want my prompt to be something like

hostname currentpath >

IE:

dopey /usr/local/etc >

what do i edit and what do i put in there.???

tried various stuff in .login, .cshrc and .profile such as
"`hostname` %l > "

but it never changes from the $ prompt.

looking at the handbook nothing seems to work.

help anyone?