1. Shell Programming and Scripting

I would like to "BOLD" print the hostname in the following statement: export PS1=$USER"@"$(hostname -s):'$PWD>' Is there a special character I can put before and after the variable to make it bold or blinking? Thanks. (4 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

I am 100% new to Unix and trying to learn. This is my first time even touching a script in Unix. We have the following variable script that I am trying to run.... ################################## ###### variable test### ################################## Hostname=`hostname`... (3 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, Always when I login to Unix, I need to give the following command to view the data properly; export MAESTRO_OUTPUT_STYLE=LONG The reason is that by default the settings export MAESTRO_OUTPUT_STYLE=SHORT Please let me know how I could make LONG as the default and avoid giving the... (1 Reply)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello: Any bash PS1 gurus in the house? I have a custom 2-line prompt and it displays fine, but there is an occasional anomaly. The backspace key sometimes takes out the 2nd line. Here's the relevant ~/.bashrc code: MKF='This is my Kung-Fu' DOS='C:${PWD//\//\\\}>' PS1="\$MKF\n\\" ... (0 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello... I'm trying to setup a cronjob to record system data using glance at certain times of the day. My question is, how would one export the "Global System Calls" information to a file? Below is the command I have been using and it works to export CPU information. glance -f ... (0 Replies)