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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
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` : ${cwd}> "
#above commands works for username and hostname but cwd doesnt change
directories
set... (16 Replies)
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
I am trying to customize the command prompt of the C shell as follows:
set prompt=" "
The above one works fine but when I try to add a '$' (dollar) symbol into the string as
set prompt=" " I am getting the error as: Illegal variable name
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello All,
I would like to display the current time in prompt.
I tried using following command:
export PS1="$(date +%k:%M:%S) $ "
but it gave me a fixed time in prompt whereas my objective is to get the current time everytime.
$ export PS1="$(date +%k:%M:%S) $ "
17:42:42 $
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4. HP-UX
HPUX does not recognise \h,\w,\u to display the hostname,working directory and username respectively.
So how do i set the PS1 variable to display my current working Directory as my prompt?
I also tried PS1=$PWD,
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All,
This is an embarrassingly simple question and couldn't think of "keywords" to search for the answer, but how do I change my UNIX/KSH prompt to show the machine name and my "current" but not "full" directory?
For example: if the machine name is "machine" and I'm currently in... (4 Replies)
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
I want that the prompt that is being displayed (i.e $ sign) should display always the current directory I am working in instead of that $ sign
example:
as we use PS1=patric and the prompt changes from $ to patric OR
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7. 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)
Discussion started by: slashdotweenie
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Can someone tell me how do i set my current working directory in my prompt?
Note: I dont want to use env variable PWD and using `pwd` gives me only my home directoy. suggest a different way ?
I use /bin/sh
thanks!! (3 Replies)
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All
I was wondering what is the most efficient way to find files in the current directory(that may contain 100,000's files), that meets a certain specified file type and of a certain age.
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
How to get the current working directory as part of the command prompt? Every time I chage the folder, my command prompt path shoud change. I am using Korn Shell. Any help is greatly appreciated. (3 Replies)
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