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Old 01-15-2013
[Solved] PS1 directory path not refreshing...
Hi,
I am using Unix, I have added below in the .profile to change my prompt value.
Code:
PS1=`logname`@`hostname`:$PWD#

The problem is, after changing the directory, path is not being refreshed. Is there anything wrong?

Thanks,
Milind
Last edited by Scott; 01-15-2013 at 10:05 AM.. Reason: Code tags
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Old 01-15-2013
You need to put that in single quotes:

Code:
PS1='....'

LOGNAME and HOSTNAME are usually variables, so do you need to "execute" those commands?
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Old 01-15-2013
Thanks Scott, it worked by adding single quotes just for PWD command and keeping rest same.Smilie
 
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