Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:35:36 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Robe <vcrobe@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help changing the prompt Message-ID: <20080826023536.704ff619.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <221c791e0808250832j3fb88887m6d7155052f45c5ff@mail.gmail.com> References: <221c791e0808250832j3fb88887m6d7155052f45c5ff@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:32:22 -0500, Robe <vcrobe@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm trying to change the prompt in the *text (console) mode* for a > restricted user with a statement like this > > set prompt = "%~> " > > But it doesn't work. And when I type *set* I see _ = "%~> " instead prompt = > "%~> " > > However when I do it logged as a root it works. > Can someone help me with this? Maybe the user where you want to change the prompt has an overriding setting in ~/.cshrc? You are using the C Shell, right? Check the prompt and promptchars variables. I have this form system wide in /etc/csh.cshrc: set promptchars = "%#" set prompt = "%n@%m:%~%# " set autolist If a user wants another prompt, the respective setting has to be set in his ~/.cshrc. This gives you prompts like root@wtz34:/usr/src/# _ or bob@click:~/my_videos% _ You would then correctly use the form "%~> " for a prompt like: ~/foo/bar> _ -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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