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Old 10-05-2011
issue with my prompt on tcsh
Hi, issue with my prompt, other gets their name, my comes with command number. Why?

Code:
 
{118} /home/markb > echo $SHELL
/bin/tcsh
{119} /home/markb > echo $SHELL
/bin/tcsh
{120} /home/markb >

my .cshrc has this....

Code:
set prompt="%{\033[32m%}{\!}%{\033]0;%n@%M  :    %~%L  \007%} `pwd` >%{\033[0m%} "

any idea?
# 2  
Old 10-05-2011
Try removing {\!} from your prompt set.
# 3  
Old 10-06-2011
Yes. that worked, now I updated the above prompt code to have /usr/bin/whoami. not working. Any idea?

Code:
 
set prompt="%{\033[32m%}{`\usr\bin\whoami`}%{\033]0;%n@%M  :    %~%L  \007%} `pwd` >%{\033[0m%} "

now I am getting this. but not seeing the user name.
Code:
 
{} /home/markb >

# 4  
Old 10-06-2011
UNIX paths use / , not \ .
 
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