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To: "Lefty G." <lefty@area51.stjohns.edu>
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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>'

Or more bash-ily:

	export PS1='\u@\h% '

You can even do:

	export PS1='\d \t (\s \v) \u@\h:\w % '

To get a prompt like:

	Wed Nov 19 14:33:10 (bash 2.00) dglo@sweetpea:/tmp %

(I think those are all the special characters...)