Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 13:00:59 -0800 (PST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Guillaume Paquet <foub@globetrotter.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: prompt and default editor Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9911211258220.4200-100000@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <001e01bf345b$722ec800$0201a8c0@cgocable.ca>
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On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Guillaume Paquet wrote: > Hi, > > 1) How can I change my prompt? like myhostname@pwd$ > I'd like to have an example please. install zsh from ports or packages and add this to your .zshrc PS1=".%B(%b%D{%T}%B)(%b%n@%M%B)%b %~%B %#%b " > 2) How can I change the default editor of quota\crontab? vi --> pico you can define the 'EDITOR' variable to the editor you'd like these programs to use. i beg of you to not use pico to edit anything other than email messages, it has a tendacy to break files by inserting line breaks in places you'd rather it not. if vi is too difficult for you then try 'ee' export EDITOR=ee -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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