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From: j@ida.interface-business.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help! How do I set my prompt?
Date: 29 Apr 1996 09:50:39 GMT
Organization: interface business GmbH Dresden
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Reply-To: joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de (Joerg Wunsch)
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pmh@ardbeg.islay.sub.org (Patrick M. Hausen) writes:
>>Modern shells (tcsh, bash) allow for a much more sophisticated prompt
>>string, so your wishes should easily be accomplished there. For
>>example, all my xterms display the $cwd in their window title.
>
>.... as do mine, but why don't you give him your .bashrc code?
'cause i don't use bash myself. :-)
Just in case, here's my .cshrc snippet:
if ($?prompt) then
# an interactive shell...
...
if ($?DISPLAY) set prompt = "%{^[]1;%m^G^[]2;%m:%~^G%}%n@%m %h%% "
endif
(Like Paddy, i've also converted <esc> and <bel> to ^[ and ^G for the
sake of the News transport software.)
The above writes a prompt like ``j@ida 123% '', and updates the xterm
window title to display the hostname and $cwd, and the icon title to
display the hostname (so you know which icon to click for a particular
machine).
--
J"org Wunsch Unix support engineer
joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de http://www.interface-business.de/~j