Currently, when I cd to a directory I get the directory path in the command prompt, making it very long. I would like to change it so the path is not displayed.
If I am in directory ~/tatsh/hstmy/test, I just want my prompt to be the last directory name as shown just below
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I am now trying to show the last two directories using the following in my .bashrc
Me again,
What is the difficulty to display the full directory Path before my prompt command ? (like DOS)
I'm using Solaris 8 + Bash
Thanks again
Fabien (4 Replies)
Phew simple question,
I want to display the my directory path in prompt.
Did the following in .profile
PS1=`pwd`
export PS!
Worked, but it always points to HOME directory.
When i do a cd, it doesn't change.
What am i missing.
Thanks (7 Replies)
I know no one has ever asked this before {not :D } but I am trying to set the prompt in the .profile under sh. I have tried everything I have seen on the web in regards to this, with no success. The OS is SCO Unixware 7.1.1, {not by my choice}. All the examples I see seem to be for ksh, which is... (1 Reply)
I currently have this as my prompt when I log in (shell is sh):
PS1="`hostname ` # "
My question is how do I add the current directory to that prompt? Is there a way?
Thanks. (5 Replies)
hi all, please tell me why this 2 liner script is not working!!
#!/bin/bash
oldps1="$PS1"
PS1="myprompt>"
but when type this in terminal it works!! (7 Replies)
Is there any way I can change the prompt which asks for the password on a UNIX system? e.g. When I login using Telnet instead of "Password" I should get "Correct Password".
Thanks,
Vineet (3 Replies)
Hi,
I want to change the shell prompt, using the cd command.
I have a shell prompt like this -
p78-mfx(dgaw1078/9781)$
Now i do this -
p78-mfx(dgaw1078/9781)$ cd log4j
here the shell prompt should change like this -
p78-mfx(dgaw1078/9781)log4j$ (6 Replies)
Hi, i was wondering if it is possible to change the default prompt for the shells that are availble on your system?
For example, i want to change the prompt for the C shell from % to something like ( or ).
Thanks,
Nav. (7 Replies)
Need assistance in changing prompt .
Trying to change prompt in csh,tcsh shell . Below are the commands i tried in .cshrc and sourcing this files.
set prompt = "$user@`uname -n` : ${cwd}> "
#above commands works for username and hostname but cwd doesnt change
directories
set... (16 Replies)
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fchdir
chdir(2) System Calls Manual chdir(2)NAME
chdir, fchdir - change working directory
SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION
and cause a directory pointed to by path or fildes to become the current working directory, the starting point for path searches of path
names not beginning with path points to the path name of a directory. fildes is an open file descriptor of a directory.
For a directory to become the current working directory, a process must have execute (search) access to the directory.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
fails and the current working directory remains unchanged if one or more of the following are true:
A component of the path name is not a directory.
The named directory does not exist.
Search permission is denied for any component of the path name.
path points outside the allocated address space of the process. The reliable detection of this error is implemen-
tation dependent.
path is null.
The length of the specified path name exceeds
bytes, or the length of a component of the path name exceeds bytes while is in effect.
Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the path name.
fails and the current working directory remains unchanged if one or more of the following are true:
Search permission is denied for
fildes.
fildes is not an open file descriptor.
The open file descriptor
fildes does not refer to a directory.
AUTHOR
and were developed by AT&T Bell Laboratories and HP.
SEE ALSO cd(1), chroot(2), privileges(5).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE chdir(2)