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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Changing default prompt Post 302713253 by vbe on Wednesday 10th of October 2012 11:55:26 AM
Old 10-10-2012
What does your .profile look like? the prompt variable would be set there...
Since you are using bash you could try adding in .profile the following:
Code:
# if running bash
if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
    # include .bashrc if it exists
    if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
        . "$HOME/.bashrc"
    fi
else
..
.

and use a .bashrc to initalize your env... or create a .bash_profile
 

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NAME

       go2 - directory finder

SYNOPSIS

       go2 [-h] [--cd] [-i] [-r] [--setup] [--version] [pattern [pattern ...]]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the go2 command.

       This manual page was written for the Debian(TM) distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

       go2 is a program that finds (and changes to) directories.

IMPORTANT

       go2 requires be loaded from the shell. To do this include the next sentence in your $HOME/.bashrc file:

	 [ -e /usr/lib/go2/go2.sh ] && source /usr/lib/go2/go2.sh

       If your wish improve directory caching, you may include also the next sentence:

	 alias cd='go2 --cd'

       Both are made by the setup process the first time you invoke go2.

OPTIONS

       This  program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes ('-'). A summary of options is included
       below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

       --cd   Just change working directory

       -i     Case insensitive.

       -r     Search from root directory.

       -d     Search in hidden directories.

       -l     List only, print matches and exists.

       --setup
	      Install go2 in your .bashrc.

SEE ALSO

       This program is fully documented in
       http://arco.esi.uclm.es/~david.villa/go2.html

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2011 David Villa

       This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).

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