How to display current path in command prompt in linux's sh (not bash)?

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I would like to display current path in sh prompt (not bash shell), which currently just shows "#",
I tried with introducing this

env PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)"

and

set PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)"

in /etc/profile.

But as obvious this does not refresh when the the directory is changed or user changes.
Please suggest a way to make this dynamic.

edited May 29 '13 at 11:01

mpy

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asked May 29 '13 at 9:56

Bleamer

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Note that each $() runs a separate program; it would be faster to use environment variables, such as $LOGNAME, $HOSTNAME and $PWD instead.
– grawity
May 29 '13 at 12:00

One answer was to use single quotes instead of double quotes, however, that's quite the full correct answer. What you really want to do is defer evaluation of the code inside your prompt until the prompt is used.
– MaasSql
Oct 27 '14 at 14:40

All you need is to use export "PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd) >" then edit /etc/profile and append this line at the end.
– SDsolar
Mar 29 '17 at 19:25

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up vote
35
down vote

favorite

I would like to display current path in sh prompt (not bash shell), which currently just shows "#",
I tried with introducing this

env PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)"

and

set PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)"

in /etc/profile.

But as obvious this does not refresh when the the directory is changed or user changes.
Please suggest a way to make this dynamic.

edited May 29 '13 at 11:01

mpy

17.7k45270

asked May 29 '13 at 9:56

Bleamer

286137

1

Note that each $() runs a separate program; it would be faster to use environment variables, such as $LOGNAME, $HOSTNAME and $PWD instead.
– grawity
May 29 '13 at 12:00

One answer was to use single quotes instead of double quotes, however, that's quite the full correct answer. What you really want to do is defer evaluation of the code inside your prompt until the prompt is used.
– MaasSql
Oct 27 '14 at 14:40

All you need is to use export "PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd) >" then edit /etc/profile and append this line at the end.
– SDsolar
Mar 29 '17 at 19:25

add a comment |

up vote
35
down vote

favorite

I would like to display current path in sh prompt (not bash shell), which currently just shows "#",
I tried with introducing this

env PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)"

and

set PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)"

in /etc/profile.

But as obvious this does not refresh when the the directory is changed or user changes.
Please suggest a way to make this dynamic.

edited May 29 '13 at 11:01

mpy

17.7k45270

asked May 29 '13 at 9:56

Bleamer

286137

I would like to display current path in sh prompt (not bash shell), which currently just shows "#",
I tried with introducing this

env PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)"

and

set PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)"

in /etc/profile.

But as obvious this does not refresh when the the directory is changed or user changes.
Please suggest a way to make this dynamic.

linux shell sh busybox

edited May 29 '13 at 11:01

mpy

17.7k45270

asked May 29 '13 at 9:56

Bleamer

286137

edited May 29 '13 at 11:01

mpy

17.7k45270

asked May 29 '13 at 9:56

Bleamer

286137

edited May 29 '13 at 11:01

mpy

17.7k45270

edited May 29 '13 at 11:01

mpy

17.7k45270

edited May 29 '13 at 11:01

mpy

17.7k45270

asked May 29 '13 at 9:56

Bleamer

286137

asked May 29 '13 at 9:56

Bleamer

286137

asked May 29 '13 at 9:56

Bleamer

286137

1

Note that each $() runs a separate program; it would be faster to use environment variables, such as $LOGNAME, $HOSTNAME and $PWD instead.
– grawity
May 29 '13 at 12:00

One answer was to use single quotes instead of double quotes, however, that's quite the full correct answer. What you really want to do is defer evaluation of the code inside your prompt until the prompt is used.
– MaasSql
Oct 27 '14 at 14:40

All you need is to use export "PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd) >" then edit /etc/profile and append this line at the end.
– SDsolar
Mar 29 '17 at 19:25

add a comment |

1

Note that each $() runs a separate program; it would be faster to use environment variables, such as $LOGNAME, $HOSTNAME and $PWD instead.
– grawity
May 29 '13 at 12:00

One answer was to use single quotes instead of double quotes, however, that's quite the full correct answer. What you really want to do is defer evaluation of the code inside your prompt until the prompt is used.
– MaasSql
Oct 27 '14 at 14:40

All you need is to use export "PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd) >" then edit /etc/profile and append this line at the end.
– SDsolar
Mar 29 '17 at 19:25

Note that each $() runs a separate program; it would be faster to use environment variables, such as $LOGNAME, $HOSTNAME and $PWD instead.
– grawity
May 29 '13 at 12:00

One answer was to use single quotes instead of double quotes, however, that's quite the full correct answer. What you really want to do is defer evaluation of the code inside your prompt until the prompt is used.
– MaasSql
Oct 27 '14 at 14:40

All you need is to use export "PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd) >" then edit /etc/profile and append this line at the end.
– SDsolar
Mar 29 '17 at 19:25

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Command substitutions in double quotes " get expanded immediately. That is not what you want for your prompt. Single quotes ' will preserve the substitutions in $PS1 which then get only expanded when displaying the prompt. Hence this should work:

export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)'

If you want the usual dollar sign and a space at the end of your prompt, simply add $ at the end (no escaping necessary): export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$ '

edited Jul 30 '14 at 17:16

answered May 29 '13 at 10:05

mpy

17.7k45270

1

Worked like a charm after changing 'set' to 'export' in your answer export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$' I saved the change s to /etc/profile. Thank you.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:22

@Bleamer: set worked for me (but I didn't had a native sh). But I'll change it to export to comply with your setup.
– mpy
May 29 '13 at 11:01

1

Is there any way to make this permanent? Currently I have to do it each time I log in. Thanks!
– the.ufon
Sep 2 '14 at 7:07

2

You have put this line to /etc/profile (see question) or ~/.profile?!
– mpy
Sep 2 '14 at 16:39

+1, this would need some delimiter at the end, though. As is, you get something like foo@localhost:/home/fools -la when using ls -la.
– phresnel
Jan 6 '15 at 10:00

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sh-4.2$ export PS1="u@h:w>"

jenny@serenity:~>cd /usr/local

jenny@serenity:/usr/local>

answered May 29 '13 at 10:07

Jenny D

492313

1

I am afraid that works for bash shell not for sh, when i do this I get u@h:w> as my command prompt
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:11

1

Must be a different sh version; as you can see from the first line, it worked for me in sh 4.2.
– Jenny D
May 29 '13 at 10:12

1

That may be the case. This shell is from Busy Box. Thank you. Appreciate your help though.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:25

@Bleamer, it works for me with BusyBox v1.19.4 built-in shell (ash).
– cjm
Sep 11 '13 at 4:26

Thank you for response @cjm, though I'll avoid digging further into this.
– Bleamer
Sep 27 '13 at 9:34

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

This command works for me.

export PS1="u@h: W:$"

Where
u = username

h = hostname

W Name of present folder (not full path)

answered Jun 25 '17 at 5:27

rangsiman

312

+1 for W parameter
– Dimitry K
Oct 23 at 17:31

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up vote
1
down vote

One answer was to use single quotes instead of double quotes, however, that's not quite the full correct answer. What you really want to do is defer evaluation of the code inside your prompt until the prompt is used.

set PS1="$(pwd)"

sets the prompt to the working directory as of the set command.

set PS1="$(pwd)"

does NOT expand $(pwd). Instead, PS1 is set to the literal value of $(pwd).

Test / Understand this by running:

echo $PS1

. If you see the string : $pwd, your prompt works. If you see the literal path, the prompt is broken because it has been statically set

answered Oct 27 '14 at 14:49

MaasSql

1114

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

Use the below command to set is like in the cpanel.

export PS1='$(whoami)@${HOSTNAME%%.*} [$(pwd)]# '

edited Oct 21 '15 at 12:39

answered Oct 21 '15 at 12:29

Milan

312

Thanks! None of the other options above worked. This one did. Was driving me crazy. Thanks for saving my sanity. HA!
– Lee_Str
Jun 14 '16 at 12:57

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One might consider to pimp the prompt by adding some colors. For instance:

export PS1='[e[0;36m]u[e[0m]@[e[0;33m]h[e[0m]:[e[0;35m]w[e[0m]$ '

answered Nov 23 at 13:35

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export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)'

If you want the usual dollar sign and a space at the end of your prompt, simply add $ at the end (no escaping necessary): export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$ '

edited Jul 30 '14 at 17:16

answered May 29 '13 at 10:05

mpy

17.7k45270

1

Worked like a charm after changing 'set' to 'export' in your answer export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$' I saved the change s to /etc/profile. Thank you.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:22

@Bleamer: set worked for me (but I didn't had a native sh). But I'll change it to export to comply with your setup.
– mpy
May 29 '13 at 11:01

1

Is there any way to make this permanent? Currently I have to do it each time I log in. Thanks!
– the.ufon
Sep 2 '14 at 7:07

2

You have put this line to /etc/profile (see question) or ~/.profile?!
– mpy
Sep 2 '14 at 16:39

+1, this would need some delimiter at the end, though. As is, you get something like foo@localhost:/home/fools -la when using ls -la.
– phresnel
Jan 6 '15 at 10:00

|
show 1 more comment

up vote
59
down vote

accepted

export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)'

If you want the usual dollar sign and a space at the end of your prompt, simply add $ at the end (no escaping necessary): export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$ '

edited Jul 30 '14 at 17:16

answered May 29 '13 at 10:05

mpy

17.7k45270

1

Worked like a charm after changing 'set' to 'export' in your answer export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$' I saved the change s to /etc/profile. Thank you.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:22

@Bleamer: set worked for me (but I didn't had a native sh). But I'll change it to export to comply with your setup.
– mpy
May 29 '13 at 11:01

1

Is there any way to make this permanent? Currently I have to do it each time I log in. Thanks!
– the.ufon
Sep 2 '14 at 7:07

2

You have put this line to /etc/profile (see question) or ~/.profile?!
– mpy
Sep 2 '14 at 16:39

+1, this would need some delimiter at the end, though. As is, you get something like foo@localhost:/home/fools -la when using ls -la.
– phresnel
Jan 6 '15 at 10:00

|
show 1 more comment

up vote
59
down vote

accepted

export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)'

If you want the usual dollar sign and a space at the end of your prompt, simply add $ at the end (no escaping necessary): export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$ '

edited Jul 30 '14 at 17:16

answered May 29 '13 at 10:05

mpy

17.7k45270

export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)'

If you want the usual dollar sign and a space at the end of your prompt, simply add $ at the end (no escaping necessary): export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$ '

edited Jul 30 '14 at 17:16

answered May 29 '13 at 10:05

mpy

17.7k45270

edited Jul 30 '14 at 17:16

answered May 29 '13 at 10:05

mpy

17.7k45270

answered May 29 '13 at 10:05

mpy

17.7k45270

answered May 29 '13 at 10:05

mpy

17.7k45270

1

Worked like a charm after changing 'set' to 'export' in your answer export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$' I saved the change s to /etc/profile. Thank you.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:22

@Bleamer: set worked for me (but I didn't had a native sh). But I'll change it to export to comply with your setup.
– mpy
May 29 '13 at 11:01

1

Is there any way to make this permanent? Currently I have to do it each time I log in. Thanks!
– the.ufon
Sep 2 '14 at 7:07

2

You have put this line to /etc/profile (see question) or ~/.profile?!
– mpy
Sep 2 '14 at 16:39

+1, this would need some delimiter at the end, though. As is, you get something like foo@localhost:/home/fools -la when using ls -la.
– phresnel
Jan 6 '15 at 10:00

|
show 1 more comment

1

Worked like a charm after changing 'set' to 'export' in your answer export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$' I saved the change s to /etc/profile. Thank you.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:22

@Bleamer: set worked for me (but I didn't had a native sh). But I'll change it to export to comply with your setup.
– mpy
May 29 '13 at 11:01

1

Is there any way to make this permanent? Currently I have to do it each time I log in. Thanks!
– the.ufon
Sep 2 '14 at 7:07

2

You have put this line to /etc/profile (see question) or ~/.profile?!
– mpy
Sep 2 '14 at 16:39

+1, this would need some delimiter at the end, though. As is, you get something like foo@localhost:/home/fools -la when using ls -la.
– phresnel
Jan 6 '15 at 10:00

Worked like a charm after changing 'set' to 'export' in your answer export PS1='$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)$' I saved the change s to /etc/profile. Thank you.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:22

@Bleamer: set worked for me (but I didn't had a native sh). But I'll change it to export to comply with your setup.
– mpy
May 29 '13 at 11:01

Is there any way to make this permanent? Currently I have to do it each time I log in. Thanks!
– the.ufon
Sep 2 '14 at 7:07

You have put this line to /etc/profile (see question) or ~/.profile?!
– mpy
Sep 2 '14 at 16:39

+1, this would need some delimiter at the end, though. As is, you get something like foo@localhost:/home/fools -la when using ls -la.
– phresnel
Jan 6 '15 at 10:00

|
show 1 more comment

up vote
11
down vote

sh-4.2$ export PS1="u@h:w>"

jenny@serenity:~>cd /usr/local

jenny@serenity:/usr/local>

answered May 29 '13 at 10:07

Jenny D

492313

1

I am afraid that works for bash shell not for sh, when i do this I get u@h:w> as my command prompt
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:11

1

Must be a different sh version; as you can see from the first line, it worked for me in sh 4.2.
– Jenny D
May 29 '13 at 10:12

1

That may be the case. This shell is from Busy Box. Thank you. Appreciate your help though.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:25

@Bleamer, it works for me with BusyBox v1.19.4 built-in shell (ash).
– cjm
Sep 11 '13 at 4:26

Thank you for response @cjm, though I'll avoid digging further into this.
– Bleamer
Sep 27 '13 at 9:34

add a comment |

up vote
11
down vote

sh-4.2$ export PS1="u@h:w>"

jenny@serenity:~>cd /usr/local

jenny@serenity:/usr/local>

answered May 29 '13 at 10:07

Jenny D

492313

1

I am afraid that works for bash shell not for sh, when i do this I get u@h:w> as my command prompt
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:11

1

Must be a different sh version; as you can see from the first line, it worked for me in sh 4.2.
– Jenny D
May 29 '13 at 10:12

1

That may be the case. This shell is from Busy Box. Thank you. Appreciate your help though.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:25

@Bleamer, it works for me with BusyBox v1.19.4 built-in shell (ash).
– cjm
Sep 11 '13 at 4:26

Thank you for response @cjm, though I'll avoid digging further into this.
– Bleamer
Sep 27 '13 at 9:34

add a comment |

up vote
11
down vote

sh-4.2$ export PS1="u@h:w>"

jenny@serenity:~>cd /usr/local

jenny@serenity:/usr/local>

answered May 29 '13 at 10:07

Jenny D

492313

sh-4.2$ export PS1="u@h:w>"

jenny@serenity:~>cd /usr/local

jenny@serenity:/usr/local>

answered May 29 '13 at 10:07

Jenny D

492313

answered May 29 '13 at 10:07

Jenny D

492313

answered May 29 '13 at 10:07

Jenny D

492313

answered May 29 '13 at 10:07

Jenny D

492313

1

I am afraid that works for bash shell not for sh, when i do this I get u@h:w> as my command prompt
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:11

1

Must be a different sh version; as you can see from the first line, it worked for me in sh 4.2.
– Jenny D
May 29 '13 at 10:12

1

That may be the case. This shell is from Busy Box. Thank you. Appreciate your help though.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:25

@Bleamer, it works for me with BusyBox v1.19.4 built-in shell (ash).
– cjm
Sep 11 '13 at 4:26

Thank you for response @cjm, though I'll avoid digging further into this.
– Bleamer
Sep 27 '13 at 9:34

add a comment |

1

I am afraid that works for bash shell not for sh, when i do this I get u@h:w> as my command prompt
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:11

1

Must be a different sh version; as you can see from the first line, it worked for me in sh 4.2.
– Jenny D
May 29 '13 at 10:12

1

That may be the case. This shell is from Busy Box. Thank you. Appreciate your help though.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:25

@Bleamer, it works for me with BusyBox v1.19.4 built-in shell (ash).
– cjm
Sep 11 '13 at 4:26

Thank you for response @cjm, though I'll avoid digging further into this.
– Bleamer
Sep 27 '13 at 9:34

I am afraid that works for bash shell not for sh, when i do this I get u@h:w> as my command prompt
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:11

Must be a different sh version; as you can see from the first line, it worked for me in sh 4.2.
– Jenny D
May 29 '13 at 10:12

That may be the case. This shell is from Busy Box. Thank you. Appreciate your help though.
– Bleamer
May 29 '13 at 10:25

@Bleamer, it works for me with BusyBox v1.19.4 built-in shell (ash).
– cjm
Sep 11 '13 at 4:26

Thank you for response @cjm, though I'll avoid digging further into this.
– Bleamer
Sep 27 '13 at 9:34

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

This command works for me.

export PS1="u@h: W:$"

Where
u = username

h = hostname

W Name of present folder (not full path)

answered Jun 25 '17 at 5:27

rangsiman

312

+1 for W parameter
– Dimitry K
Oct 23 at 17:31

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

This command works for me.

export PS1="u@h: W:$"

Where
u = username

h = hostname

W Name of present folder (not full path)

answered Jun 25 '17 at 5:27

rangsiman

312

+1 for W parameter
– Dimitry K
Oct 23 at 17:31

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

This command works for me.

export PS1="u@h: W:$"

Where
u = username

h = hostname

W Name of present folder (not full path)

answered Jun 25 '17 at 5:27

rangsiman

312

This command works for me.

export PS1="u@h: W:$"

Where
u = username

h = hostname

W Name of present folder (not full path)

answered Jun 25 '17 at 5:27

rangsiman

312

answered Jun 25 '17 at 5:27

rangsiman

312

answered Jun 25 '17 at 5:27

rangsiman

312

answered Jun 25 '17 at 5:27

rangsiman

312

+1 for W parameter
– Dimitry K
Oct 23 at 17:31

add a comment |

+1 for W parameter
– Dimitry K
Oct 23 at 17:31

+1 for W parameter
– Dimitry K
Oct 23 at 17:31

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up vote
1
down vote

set PS1="$(pwd)"

sets the prompt to the working directory as of the set command.

set PS1="$(pwd)"

does NOT expand $(pwd). Instead, PS1 is set to the literal value of $(pwd).

Test / Understand this by running:

echo $PS1

. If you see the string : $pwd, your prompt works. If you see the literal path, the prompt is broken because it has been statically set

answered Oct 27 '14 at 14:49

MaasSql

1114

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

set PS1="$(pwd)"

sets the prompt to the working directory as of the set command.

set PS1="$(pwd)"

does NOT expand $(pwd). Instead, PS1 is set to the literal value of $(pwd).

Test / Understand this by running:

echo $PS1

. If you see the string : $pwd, your prompt works. If you see the literal path, the prompt is broken because it has been statically set

answered Oct 27 '14 at 14:49

MaasSql

1114

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

set PS1="$(pwd)"

sets the prompt to the working directory as of the set command.

set PS1="$(pwd)"

does NOT expand $(pwd). Instead, PS1 is set to the literal value of $(pwd).

Test / Understand this by running:

echo $PS1

. If you see the string : $pwd, your prompt works. If you see the literal path, the prompt is broken because it has been statically set

answered Oct 27 '14 at 14:49

MaasSql

1114

set PS1="$(pwd)"

sets the prompt to the working directory as of the set command.

set PS1="$(pwd)"

does NOT expand $(pwd). Instead, PS1 is set to the literal value of $(pwd).

Test / Understand this by running:

echo $PS1

. If you see the string : $pwd, your prompt works. If you see the literal path, the prompt is broken because it has been statically set

answered Oct 27 '14 at 14:49

MaasSql

1114

answered Oct 27 '14 at 14:49

MaasSql

1114

answered Oct 27 '14 at 14:49

MaasSql

1114

answered Oct 27 '14 at 14:49

MaasSql

1114

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

Use the below command to set is like in the cpanel.

export PS1='$(whoami)@${HOSTNAME%%.*} [$(pwd)]# '

edited Oct 21 '15 at 12:39

answered Oct 21 '15 at 12:29

Milan

312

Thanks! None of the other options above worked. This one did. Was driving me crazy. Thanks for saving my sanity. HA!
– Lee_Str
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Use the below command to set is like in the cpanel.

export PS1='$(whoami)@${HOSTNAME%%.*} [$(pwd)]# '

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Thanks! None of the other options above worked. This one did. Was driving me crazy. Thanks for saving my sanity. HA!
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Use the below command to set is like in the cpanel.

export PS1='$(whoami)@${HOSTNAME%%.*} [$(pwd)]# '

edited Oct 21 '15 at 12:39

answered Oct 21 '15 at 12:29

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Use the below command to set is like in the cpanel.

export PS1='$(whoami)@${HOSTNAME%%.*} [$(pwd)]# '

edited Oct 21 '15 at 12:39

answered Oct 21 '15 at 12:29

Milan

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edited Oct 21 '15 at 12:39

answered Oct 21 '15 at 12:29

Milan

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answered Oct 21 '15 at 12:29

Milan

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answered Oct 21 '15 at 12:29

Milan

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Thanks! None of the other options above worked. This one did. Was driving me crazy. Thanks for saving my sanity. HA!
– Lee_Str
Jun 14 '16 at 12:57

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Thanks! None of the other options above worked. This one did. Was driving me crazy. Thanks for saving my sanity. HA!
– Lee_Str
Jun 14 '16 at 12:57

Thanks! None of the other options above worked. This one did. Was driving me crazy. Thanks for saving my sanity. HA!
– Lee_Str
Jun 14 '16 at 12:57

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One might consider to pimp the prompt by adding some colors. For instance:

export PS1='[e[0;36m]u[e[0m]@[e[0;33m]h[e[0m]:[e[0;35m]w[e[0m]$ '

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One might consider to pimp the prompt by adding some colors. For instance:

export PS1='[e[0;36m]u[e[0m]@[e[0;33m]h[e[0m]:[e[0;35m]w[e[0m]$ '

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One might consider to pimp the prompt by adding some colors. For instance:

export PS1='[e[0;36m]u[e[0m]@[e[0;33m]h[e[0m]:[e[0;35m]w[e[0m]$ '

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One might consider to pimp the prompt by adding some colors. For instance:

export PS1='[e[0;36m]u[e[0m]@[e[0;33m]h[e[0m]:[e[0;35m]w[e[0m]$ '

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