Greetz all,
I'm using OBSD 2.9 with /bin/sh as my shell. I want to modify the SH prompt to reflect my current working directory.
I'm new to shell programming, so pardon if I'm going about things wrong
I thought I'd be able to do it with the following line:

PS1="`pwd`# "

sorry for the quirkiness, but I should revise this question.

How does one set the prompt to read as follows?

<username>@<hostname>:<current_working_directory>#

for instance,

user@host:/user$

Hi,

Hope this would help you.



Try to set the PS1 in ~/.shrc or you can type it (not automatic).

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PS1=$'\\u@\\h:\\w\\$ '

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should be working, and it will show you (for example):

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sh-2.05# PS1=$'\\u@\\h:\\w\\$ '

root@negative:~# cd data

root@negative:~/data#

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no go.
when I enter that in (actually in my .profile file in ~), the prompt comes out reading:

\u@\h:\w$

not correct, of course.

What I have entered in the variable as follows:

PS1='\\u@\\h:\\w:$ '
export PS1

and also exacltly as you had shown in your reply.
Is it possible it's a different systax for Bourne used under OpenBSD?

Im using OpenBSD and i put a "nice" Prompt:
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PS1='\[\e[1;30m\][\[\e[0;35m\]\t\[\e[1;30m\]]\[\e[1;36m\]\u\[\e[1;30m\]@\[\e[0;36m\]\h\[\e[1;30m\]:\[\e[0;37m\]\w\[\e[1;30m\]\$\[\e[0;37m\] '
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just for not getting bored with BLACK & WHITE prompt :)

eh.. I have to ask, which shell are you using? I am using /bin/sh and even copying the variable as you set it ( PS1='\[\e[1;30m\][\[\e[0;35m\]\t\[\e[1;30m\]]\[\e[1;36m\]\u\[\e[1;30m\]@\[\e[0;36m\]\h\[\e[1;30m\]:\[\e[0;37m\]\w\[\e[1;30m\]\$\[0;37m\]' )
only makes my command... exactly that.
can someone refer a tutorial that goes over this?

I'm using /bin/bash, but i believe it works in /bin/sh too,