Path in prompt line?

Leitwolf · #1 (**permalink**) 04-02-2007

Can anyone tell me what makes the current path appear in the prompt ?

thx

vino · #2 (**permalink**) 04-02-2007

This works for me on sh

Code:

export PS1="[\w] "

Leitwolf · #3 (**permalink**) 04-02-2007

no, doesnt work for me ...

I get something like this:

migserv2:/appl/users/migesr> bash
bash-2.05b$

matrixmadhan · #4 (**permalink**) 04-02-2007

it works !!!

you need to export the PS1 variable in the new shell

else export the PS1 variable in to the bash profile

sb008 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-02-2007

For Bash Shell:

Code:

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

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