1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi All, How to change the UNIX prompt to the default one, after i changed it using PS1? Thanx and Regards, Saneesh Joseph. (7 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello, Why tcsh shell is not recommended ? then which one is better ? Also can you please let me know how to change own shell and config file? (3 Replies)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Can anyone tell me how to reset the command prompt back to the original 'bas'h prompt as these have all been changed via the /etc/profile to add username and hostname but some are too long. I just want to run it in a local .profile to put it back. Thanks (2 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi folks This is our prompt at the moment oracle@pinkipinki:/opt/oracle> grep 'set prompt' .cshrc set prompt = "$user@`uname -n`:$cwd> " We wish to have in production the same prompt, but red. Howto do that? I tried a lot a internet manuals, but it doesn't work. (1 Reply)

5. HP-UX

Hi, I need to find tcsh shell version info on several boxes. I made a script and running on boxes through SSH. This is what i am doing : echo /bin/tcsh -c 'echo $version' | ssh "box name" but i dont see anything. if i run /bin/tcsh -c 'echo $version' on ocal machine i see the... (2 Replies)

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello, I have this problem: I have a server to which I ssh, and it has a special prompt request. The prompt is done by a ?prompt command. It is fine with SSH, since the prompt I guess gets some input, but when I use SCP, the copy always fails. So, I was wondering if there is maybe a... (1 Reply)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, issue with my prompt, other gets their name, my comes with command number. Why? {118} /home/markb > echo $SHELL /bin/tcsh {119} /home/markb > echo $SHELL /bin/tcsh {120} /home/markb > my .cshrc has this.... set prompt="%{\0330;%n@%M : %~%L \007%} `pwd` >%{\033 ... (3 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello, I am writing a script that requires the user to enter a string of numbers: ex: 134 345 865 903 This command only allows for one variable to be entered: set "var" = $< and than once I got the array I want to change it to a list with each input on a different line: ... (1 Reply)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

The campus system that I use has switched to using winbind. In the old days, I was able to specify tcsh as my shell with the usual entry in /etc/passwd. But I'm told winbind doesn't have user specific entries, and now my ssh login defaults to a bash shell. Can anybody advise how I can... (2 Replies)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Need assistance in getting a solution for a TCSH shell environment variable . I read on internet that leading zeros as octal numbers and redhat doesnt supports octals but Solaris works on TCSH shell. Is there any way we can fix this . All my script has 08 or 09 $ @ x = 5 + 08 @: Badly formed... (8 Replies)