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Put this in /etc/profile:
HOST=`/usr/bin/uname-n`
LOGNAME=`/usr/bin/logname`
export HOST LOGNAME
PS1='$LOGNAME@$HOST: $PWD >'
export PS1
The first two lines use the backtick quote. The fourth line uses the regular quotes.
Also, I added : $PWD to this so you will know which directory you are in.
HOST=`/usr/bin/uname-n`
LOGNAME=`/usr/bin/logname`
export HOST LOGNAME
PS1='$LOGNAME@$HOST: $PWD >'
export PS1
The first two lines use the backtick quote. The fourth line uses the regular quotes.
Also, I added : $PWD to this so you will know which directory you are in.
Or if you you use tcsh:
you can use something like:
It will give you something like this:
And it also properly changes the > to a # when you become super user.
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Andy
you can use something like:
Code:
set prompt="%S(%h)%s[%B%n%b@%M] [%~] %B%#%b "It will give you something like this:
Code:
(158)[user@host] [/tmp] >And it also properly changes the > to a # when you become super user.
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Andy
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