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#! rnews 957 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!news From: "Peter Marks" <peter.marks@pobox.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: prompt character Date: 30 May 1997 22:33:42 GMT Organization: Microplex Pty Ltd Lines: 20 Message-ID: <01bc6d49$8fc19540$0200a8c0@pip.accinform.com.au> References: <5mktcs$kbf@sjx-ixn10.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-2b37.mpx.com.au X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41947 A question even I might be able to answer.. to1tech@ix.netcom.com wrote in article <5mktcs$kbf@sjx-ixn10.ix.netcom.com>... > How do I change the prompt character? Or rather where? Well, I use the shell called bash and the magic I use for my prompt character is in my .profile file where I have: PS1="\w> " that gives me the following prompt: /usr/home/peterm> get the idea? peter