[Solved] Help needed to have changing value to the command prompt string variable PS1
Hi,
I am using git bash terminal window to do git operations. I have set the prompt string variable PS1 in the ~/.bashrc file as follows:
This is intended to show me the current git branch's name which is active as part of the prompt string. But, the problem is when I do a git checkout command to change to some other branch in the terminal, this variable's value is not getting updated and still showing the old one.
Please help me with your suggestions.
Last edited by royalibrahim; 04-26-2012 at 02:50 AM..
I am having a hard time figuring out how to change the command prompt in my UNIX shell.
I am using the bash shell, and I would like to set the prompt to show me the full path of the current working directory along with my username, I suppose... The main thing I want is the full path of the... (2 Replies)
Hello there !
I am new in this Unix world and just start learning Unix. I have very simple question about changing PS1 variable (Shell Prompt)
i have local.profile file in my working directory, i open in vi edit mode and add this line PS1="Hello:>" and i save that file.
I disconnected from... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I want to change my command prompt to contain the current username and the current directory in it, instead of just the '$' symbol.
I tried the command:-
export PS1="$(echo \\n$) "
But whenever I switch the user or change the directory, the changes are not reflected in the command... (10 Replies)
would someone please explain in detail, how does the code below change the color or bash prompt
$ echo $PS1
:\033
are there other tricks like above? (3 Replies)
please advise what's wrong with this command ?
PS1="`hostname`:`who am i | cut -d " " -f1`:>>"
trying to make the PS1 prompt look like :
machine_name:username:>>
thank you (4 Replies)
Hi,
I'm trying to find out if there is a way to get a timestamp on my Solaris root shell prompt using /sbin/sh?
I'm trying to archive something in line with the following:
12:34:26 root@server #
12:34:28 root@server #
12:34:28 root@server # ls
...
12:34:30 root@server #
I know there... (1 Reply)
Dear Members,
I have an variable by name dir.If i do echo $dir i will get the path (/usr/bin/).
I am writing a shell script which will prompt to enter the variable name if run.Suppose the script name is test.sh.
If run test.sh it will prompt for entering variable name which is dir.Suppose... (9 Replies)
So, this is strange... I created this prompt:
PS1='\n\e
You can see that it's a pretty minor modification of the default Debian prompt. And, if it matters, I'm using Putty to SSH to my server. The following strange symptoms appear when I use that prompt, and disappear when I change and... (2 Replies)
I have given as:
PS1="Karthick>" in linux.
Now the prompt changed as:
Karthick>
Now I need to get back the default prompt .
How to achieve this?
Thanks in advance (13 Replies)
Hi, I need help changing PS1 in Solaris. I tried this:
MYPROMPT="> "
PS1=$LOGNAME@$HOSTNAME:${PWD}$MYPROMPT (NOT SURE WHY IT'S HIGHLIGHTED HERE)
export PS1
My problem is that $PWD is not working, when I get the prompt and I change directories, the prompt is not displaying the current... (17 Replies)
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