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From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com>
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To: parrothd@midwest.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Keeping mutliple machine and telnets straight....
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> 
> Hello,
> 	Now that I have 3 FreeBSD machines on my network I've developed a nasty
> habbit. I tend to telnet around from machine to machine and sometimes
> (well, most of the time)lossing track of where I am. I've noticed on other
> linux machines/shells the host name is in the command line...Ie...
> 
> You have new mail.
> # 
> 
> You have new mail.
> hostname-#
> 
> Is this just a different shell or what?
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 

 Change your .profile (or .login for the csh) to alter the value
of PS1.  PS1 contains your prompt string (e.g. Prompt String 1).

 Here's what I do in my .profile (for the bourne shell, a csh
user will want to do something different):

  PS1="[`hostname`]$ "

which makes my prompt look like:

[machinename]$ 

 Very handy for situations like your describing...

	- Dave Rivers -