I would like my csh prompt to behave like the linux csh prompt setting done by linux command (set prompt="%n@%m %c]$ ")
how do I do that?
What I'm trying to do is that I would like to see what directory I'm in by looking at the prompt.
I've figured out that %n is like $user, and %m is like... (3 Replies)
Hello All, I am trying to list only directories in my current directory using the command "ls -d". But the output only contains the default directory "." and doesn't list the rest of the directories in the working directory. Can anyone explain why this is happening (2 Replies)
How to change current working directory for dbx on UNIX?
means I'll run pgm from one directory , but getcwd() should return path which I want to be, which is not d current dir
:) (5 Replies)
How to get the current working directory as part of the command prompt? Every time I chage the folder, my command prompt path shoud change. I am using Korn Shell. Any help is greatly appreciated. (3 Replies)
Hi All
I was wondering what is the most efficient way to find files in the current directory(that may contain 100,000's files), that meets a certain specified file type and of a certain age.
I have experimented with the find command in unix but it also searches all sub directories. I have... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I want that the prompt that is being displayed (i.e $ sign) should display always the current directory I am working in instead of that $ sign
example:
as we use PS1=patric and the prompt changes from $ to patric OR
if we write the command PS1=`pwd` it will display the current... (5 Replies)
Hi All,
This is an embarrassingly simple question and couldn't think of "keywords" to search for the answer, but how do I change my UNIX/KSH prompt to show the machine name and my "current" but not "full" directory?
For example: if the machine name is "machine" and I'm currently in... (4 Replies)
HPUX does not recognise \h,\w,\u to display the hostname,working directory and username respectively.
So how do i set the PS1 variable to display my current working Directory as my prompt?
I also tried PS1=$PWD,
But it keeps showing the same directory path as prompt which PWD was holding at... (3 Replies)
Hi all,
How do I print the name of my current working directory only to screen?
Not pwd!
For example, if I was in /home/work I am looking for 'work' only (4 Replies)
Hello All,
I would like to display the current time in prompt.
I tried using following command:
export PS1="$(date +%k:%M:%S) $ "
but it gave me a fixed time in prompt whereas my objective is to get the current time everytime.
$ export PS1="$(date +%k:%M:%S) $ "
17:42:42 $
17:42:42 $... (32 Replies)
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pwd
PWD(1) User Commands PWD(1)NAME
pwd - print name of current/working directory
SYNOPSIS
pwd [OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
Print the full filename of the current working directory.
-L, --logical
use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks
-P, --physical
avoid all symlinks
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
If no option is specified, -P is assumed.
NOTE: your shell may have its own version of pwd, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell's docu-
mentation for details about the options it supports.
AUTHOR
Written by Jim Meyering.
REPORTING BUGS
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO getcwd(3)
Full documentation at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pwd>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pwd invocation'
GNU coreutils 8.28 January 2018 PWD(1)