Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 19:35:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Spidey <beaupran@JSP.UMontreal.CA> To: Charlie Root <root@cc1003523-a.twsn1.md.home.com> Cc: Question=answer <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980527193217.462A-100000@outpost.nada.org> In-Reply-To: <199805271722.RAA00847@cc1003523-a.twsn1.md.home.com>
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Presuming you're using csh, make an alias like: alias cd = cd \!* ; set prompt="$cwd#" or something like that... try and check you shells's manpage. (i.e. man csh) Spidey On Wed, 27 May 1998, Charlie Root wrote: > I have a problem with my shell prompt. > I want to set it so that it will show the directory I am currently in. > I have tried to do this with: > > set prompt="`pwd`#" > > All seems fine until I switch directories, and the directory listed on the prompt stays the same. > > I.E. I am in "/root" but the prompt says "/usr/bin#". > > I am using the sh shell and I am wondering if there is a way to get it to do > "pwd" each time before the prompt appears so that it will always reflect my > current directory. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Spidey ____________________________________ | Still searching for a good .sig... | \------------------------------------/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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