Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 16:38:53 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Boris Stoev <darko@uni-svishtov.bg> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Directory path Message-ID: <20000320163853.B81662@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <38D6038C.5B9FBC5F@uni-svishtov.bg>; from darko@uni-svishtov.bg on Mon, Mar 20, 2000 at 12:55:09PM %2B0200 References: <38D6038C.5B9FBC5F@uni-svishtov.bg>
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On Mon, Mar 20, 2000 at 12:55:09PM +0200, Boris Stoev wrote:
>
> Maybe my question is stupid but...
> How can I make bash prompt to display my current directory path...
> I use FreeBSD 3.4
Although this is really a bash-specific question, and you would usually
have more chances of getting an answer from a mailing list dedicated to
bash... well, there are a few 'escapes' for PS1 listed in info '(bash)'.
What you want is \w, as shown in:
export PS1='[\w] '
Don't be fooled by the [..] brackets. They're not necessary; they just
make the directory more easy to read among the rest of your prompt.
What I customarily use on a lot of systems is:
export PS1='\h!\u:\w\$ '
or some more funky variation of this :)
- Giorgos Keramidas
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