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Customizing AIX Prompt

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Thanks for all the help Corona!

I suppose you will benefit from getting used to VI-style command line editing. It is the most powerful tool when working from a ksh command line, IMHO. You might want to read this post for a short introduction and any vi manual for further information. You might want to include these commands into your ~/.kshrc:

Code:

stty erase ^?
set -o vi

To install the man pages on AIX use the following commands (as root):

Code:

cd /path/with/bos.rte.man-packagefile
inutoc .
installp -acgX bos.rte.man

To get the version number of a running Korn shell under vi editing mode enter the command mode (press ESC) and enter "^V". The example is from an AIX 6.1 system:

Code:

# oslevel -s
6100-05-02-1034
# <ESC>^V
# Version M-11/16/88f

Use "^C" to get a new commandline with the version information removed.

I hope this helps.

bakunin

Thanks for the bakunin, I really appreciate it

The previous command, when set -o vi is set is: Esc+backslash in AIX (not arrows...)