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# 1  
Old 11-03-2014
RedHat Bash prompt is over lapping
Hello Guys,

I have facing problem with linux shell prompt .Am expecting my Bash prompt to be like below

Code:
[root@Servername tmp]

but its showing like

Code:
~]$ ot@Servername

and while typing the commands the prompt looks like below:

Code:
 ~]$ echo $PS1
[\u@\h \W]$
 ~]$ ot@Servername

Checked the .bash_profile and also changed the PS1 variable value but still its not working

can some one please help me on this.
# 2  
Old 11-03-2014
What shell and OS are you using? Show us the code you're using to set PS1. You have somehow included a carriage return character in PS1.
# 3  
Old 11-03-2014
Hello ,

Please find the requested info:

Code:
cat  /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.5 (Santiago)
#######
 echo $SHELLp02
/bin/bash
##########
 cat .bash_profile
# .bash_profile

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
        . ~/.bashrc
fi
# User specific environment and startup programs

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
export PATH
unset USERNAME
#export PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;`hostname`-`whoami`\007"'
 export PS1="\u@\h:\w\$ "

# 4  
Old 11-03-2014
The PS1 you're echoing does not match the one in the .bash_profile:

Code:
echo $PS1
[\u@\h \W]$

Code:
export PS1="\u@\h:\w\$ "

Where's the previously posted coming from?

Better yet, test the problem by just entering PS1='[\u@\h \W]$ ' in the current session
# 5  
Old 11-03-2014
Code:
:~$ ot@Servername
:~$ PS1='[\u@\h \W]$ '
 ~]$ ot@Servername

Tried above one but still its not working the whole command is clubbing with Prompt text not sure what is wrong.
# 6  
Old 11-03-2014
Mayhap the <CR> is in the servername?
# 7  
Old 11-03-2014
Try " rather than ' for PS1.
Hope this helps

EDIT:
Wont change a thing...
Why do i always, at just such times, an unusal behaviour?
Last edited by sea; 11-03-2014 at 07:53 PM.. Reason: Read note from done, and wanted to reproduce... must have had a buged shell...
 
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