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Subject: Re: OS/2 users going to FreeBSD?  :-)
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> > set prompt="%h [%T] %B%n%b@%m:%B%.2%#%b "
> > 255 [23:12] roberto@keltia:/build/ap2> 
> > 
> set prompt="%t %m %S %/ %s%"   
> 8:37am animaniacs  /home/jamie %

while were at it ... for you zsh users ( and zsh is pretty cool if you
havn't looked at it .. especially the =filename function )

export HOST=`uname -n | awk -F. '{print $1}'`
if [ "${TERM}" = "xterm" ] 
then 
        echo -n "ESC]2; ${LOGNAME}@${HOST}:${PWD} ^G" 
        chpwd() { echo -n "ESC]2; ${LOGNAME}@${HOST}:${PWD} ^G" } 
        export PS1="%n@%m %(#.#.>) "
else 
        export PS1="%n@%m:%~ %(#.#.>) "
fi

This little gem will give you a title bar in an xterm like:

		branson@belmakor:/home/branson

and will set your prompt to 

branson@belmakor > 

if you are using an xterm.  Make sure that you replace the ESC with ^[
and the ^G with a real control g...  you can do this by typing <ctrl>
<V> and then <ctrl> <the control char you want>.  If you are using
anything else...  it will set your prompt to

branson@belmakor:/your/dir >

 - branson

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Branson Matheson       			" If you are falling off of a mountain,
System Administrator              You may as well try to fly." 
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