would someone please explain in detail, how does the code below change the color or bash prompt
$ echo $PS1
:\033
are there other tricks like above? (3 Replies)
please advise what's wrong with this command ?
PS1="`hostname`:`who am i | cut -d " " -f1`:>>"
trying to make the PS1 prompt look like :
machine_name:username:>>
thank you (4 Replies)
Hi,
I'm using the ksh shell and I'd like to set my PS1 prompt on an AIX system to include, amongst ther things, the current time.
This was my best effort: export PS1=$(date -u +%R)'${ME}:${PWD}# '
but this only sets the time to the value when PS1 is defined and the time value doesn't... (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)
Greetings!
I have to work with a NFS user id between two hosts: A running Ksh 93 and B running pdksh 88.
My problem has to do with the custom prompt I created on A: it works like a charm and display colors:
PS1="$'\E
But I switch over to B, it all goes to hell (private info... (4 Replies)
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:
export PS1=" "
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... (2 Replies)
I have coded PS1 as shown, producing the following result when writing on the command line
┌─ cdl
└──╼ make tracepdf2d
If I make an error in the command an ✗ is printed
┌─ ✗ cdl
└──╼ ls-a
ls-a: command not found
My problem is that if I just press enter, I do not want to have the... (3 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)
RedHat Linux 5.8/Korn Shell
I have text file name /etc/oracle/config.loc. It has the following text
#Device/file getting replaced by device +OCR
ocrconfig_loc=+DATA
ocrmirrorconfig_loc=+OCRBut , when I open this file using cat , the PS1 character (for prompt) appears as the last character... (8 Replies)
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soladdapp
soladdapp(1M) System Administration Commands soladdapp(1M)NAME
soladdapp - add an application to the Solstice application registry
SYNOPSIS
/usr/snadm/bin/soladdapp [-r registry] -n name -i icon -e executable
[args]
DESCRIPTION
soladdapp adds an application to the Solstice application registry. After it is added, the application is displayed in the Solstice
Launcher main window (see solstice(1M)).
OPTIONS -r registry Define the full path name of the Solstice registry file.
-n name Define the name of the tool to be registered.
-i icon Define the full path name of the tool icon.
-e executable Define the full path name of the tool.
args Specify any arguments to use with the tool.
When executed without options, soladdapp uses /opt/SUNWadm/etc/.solstice_registry (the default registry path).
RETURN VALUES
0 on success
1 on failure
2 if the registry is locked
3 if the entry is a duplicate.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 A sample display of the soladdapp command.
The following adds an application called Disk Manager to the Solstice application registry for display in the Solstice Launcher main win-
dow.
# soladdapp -r /opt/SUNWadm/etc/.solstice_registry -n "Disk Manager"
-i /opt/SUNWdsk/etc/diskmgr.xpm -e /opt/SUNWdsk/bin/diskmgr
FILES
/opt/SUNWadm/etc/.solstice_registry
The default registry path.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWsadml |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO soldelapp(1M), solstice(1M), attributes(5)NOTES
Globally registered applications are used by local and remote users sharing the software in a particular /opt directory. They can be added
only using soladdapp.
SunOS 5.11 15 Sep 1995 soladdapp(1M)