How can i change my bash prompt ?


 
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# 1  
Old 12-01-2009
How can i change my bash prompt ?

It looks like,

user@hostname:/auto/home3/user$

Desired,

user@hostname$

I added following line in .bashrc, but still its same.

export PS1="[\u@\h] $ "

Please help me Smilie
# 2  
Old 12-01-2009
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# 3  
Old 12-01-2009
Dear Franklin52

I searched it in the forum.
and i found the the thread but its not working in my case thats why i have posted it again.

https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...#post302372298

Sorry
# 4  
Old 12-01-2009
kindly provide the contenant of the ".bashrc" file.

cat .bashrc
# 5  
Old 12-01-2009
MySQL cat .bashrc

# .bashrc
export PS1='\[\e[1;32m\][\u@\h \W]\$\[\e[0m\] '


#-------------------
# Personnal Aliases
#-------------------

alias rm='rm -i'
alias mv='mv -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias xzgv='xzgv -arz'
export GREP_OPTIONS='--color=auto'
#The following command is dangerous, it results into all sorts of unexpected and unsuspected behaviour
#export GREP_OPTIONS='--color=always'
#export GREP_COLOR='1;32'
alias grep='grep -E'
export LESS=-R
alias du='du -kh' # Makes a more readable output.
alias df='df -kTh'


#To have manpages in colours
export LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$'\E[01;31m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_md=$'\E[01;31m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_me=$'\E[0m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_se=$'\E[0m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$'\E[01;44;33m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\E[0m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\E[01;32m'

# Options for ls to be colorized
export LS_OPTIONS='--color=auto'
eval `dircolors`
alias ls='ls $LS_OPTIONS'
alias ll='ls $LS_OPTIONS -l'
alias l='ls $LS_OPTIONS -lA'

ulimit -s unlimited
#case $TERM in
#xterm*)
# PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME}: ${PWD}\007"'
# ;;
#screen*)
# PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME}:${PWD}\007\033k$PWD\033\\"'
# ;;
#*)
# ;;
#esac

#-------------------------------------------------------------
# spelling typos - highly personnal and keyboard-dependent :-)
#-------------------------------------------------------------

alias xs='cd'
alias vf='cd'
alias moer='more'
alias moew='more'
alias kk='ll'



#============================================================
# Source global definitions
#============================================================
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
. /etc/bashrc
fi
if [ -f /etc/bash.bashrc ]; then
. /etc/bash.bashrc
fi



# aliases that use xtitle
alias top='xtitle Processes on $HOST && top'
alias make='xtitle Making $(basename $PWD) ; make'
alias ncftp="xtitle ncFTP ; ncftp"
# 6  
Old 12-01-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by admax
I searched it in the forum.
and i found the the thread but its not working in my case thats why i have posted it again.

https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...#post302372298

Sorry
Ok, check this link (found with Google):

Bash and Bash Prompts
# 7  
Old 12-01-2009
Also check your .bash_profile. This usually calls your .bashrc.

Is PS1 being set in there, after you've called .bashrc?

And .bash_login and .profile are called after that, so check them too.
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