Changing the User Command Line

[MagnumVP]

I want to know if it is possible to change the default command line ($) to possible show me the current working directory.

Example;

Currently my command looks like,

login: MagnumVP
Password:
$pwd
/export/home/MagnumVP
$

I want the $ to be changed to the results of the pwd. That will change which ever the working directory I'm in.

Is this even possible?

Thanks

MagnumVP

 

[Guest_imported]

I'm assuming you are using a Korn Shell (based off previous posts)

PS1='[$PWD]'

 

[KenCunningham]

To include your hostname too, you could also use:

PS1=""`hostname`":"'$PWD'"""# "
export PS1

Put this in your .profile (in your home directory) to activate it every time you log in. HTH.

 

[ase2dais]

Ken !

I have tried your script on my root .profile:

PS1=""`hostname`":"'$PWD'"""# "
export PS1


... and it seems to work only halfway, I get:

sunlab:/#

... I looked at my environment and $PWD, is set to "/"
and that was the caused, but why is $PWD=/ ?

any clue ?

also your tick mark for your script "'$PWD'", is that the
same tick mark as "`hostname`" (where is that on the key board)?

 

[KenCunningham]

Hi - sorry, I should have explained that the backtick character can be found above the tab key, next to the number 1. I assume you're logging in as root, in which case your intial password will be /, ie your home directory. Try changing directory and see how it responds. Your prompt looks fine to me (assuming your hostname is sunlab?). Hope this clarifies things.

 

[sampsonr]

It can be done in csh using aliases so it should be possible in ksh. I keep meaning to try but never get around to it. Here's the csh version:

set user = `whoami`
set host = `hostname`;
set dir = ~$user;
set home = $dir
alias setd 'set noglob ; set dir=`dirs`; set dir=$dir[1]; unset noglob'
alias setp 'setd ; set prompt = "\! $user@$host ($dir) % "'
alias cd "cd \!* ; setp"
alias pushd "pushd \!* ; setp"
alias popd "popd ; setp"
setp

 

[KenCunningham]

Oops - sorry just read your last post and realised it refers to the tick marks around PWD. These are just plain apostrophes ('), not backticks. Cheers.

 

[mrjazz]

Hi,

my contribution is just for the sake of readability.

You don't have to use so many quotes.

in your .profile you can add:

HOSTNAME=`/usr/bin/hostname`
PS1='$HOSTNAME:$PWD> '

mrjazz