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From: "Lefty G." <lefty@area51.stjohns.edu>
To: "Jonathan E. Lyons" <parrothd@midwest.net>
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Subject: Re: Keeping mutliple machine and telnets straight....
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Ok, it at depends what your PS1 variable is set to.. In bash type in
"set|more" and take note of the PS1 variable..

Then try

export PS1='$HOSTNAME>'

or better yet

export PS1='$USERNAME@$HOSTNAME>'

-Lefty

On Tue, 18 Nov 1997, Jonathan E. Lyons wrote:

> 
> 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!
>