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Old 04-07-2012
Setting PS1
I have set PSI for my prompt using the following command:

Code:
  PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;37m\]\u@\h:\[\033[00m\]\[\033[01;37m\]\w\a]\[\033[00m\] "

which produces

Code:
chrisd@pguk:~]

I want to include [ in the beginning but cannot understand the way to do this.

Also I want to show only the current directory, not the whole path from ~/
# 2  
Old 04-07-2012
Hi kristinu,

Try next one:
Code:
$ PS1="\[\033[01;37m\][\[\033[00m\]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;37m\]\u@\h:\[\033[00m\]\[\033[01;37m\]\W\a]\[\033[00m\] "

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# 3  
Old 04-07-2012
Any idea how to get only the current directory to show.
# 4  
Old 04-07-2012
In my post \W shows only your current directory, but try yourself. Here a page with all secuences:

Bash Prompt HOWTO: Bash and Bash Prompts
# 5  
Old 04-07-2012
Missed that. Ok works.

---------- Post updated at 11:41 AM ---------- Previous update was at 11:11 AM ----------

Now I would like to have the title of the terminal window display the whole path.

Ok done it

Code:
PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME}: ${PWD}\007"'

 
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