Prompt in Solaris 5.10 - newb ?


 
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# 15  
Old 11-03-2011
Not with ksh88, you need either bash or ksh93 to achieve that.
The closer I can suggest is that one:
Code:
PS1=$(printf "\033[46;31m%s@\033[1;33m%s:\033[1;34m\$PWD \033[0m \033[1;33m\$SECONDS\033[0m \$ " $(logname) $(hostname))

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# 16  
Old 11-03-2011
thats allright, thanks again for the color! it is greatly appreciated!
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