How can i add the current directory to command prompt in solaris ?

[pissallio]

log in to the system using C shell, .cshrc file resides in the user's home directory and the following entries was included in the file :
set prompt=`hostname`%
As we know the above command is to set the command prompt.
What can i do in order to include the current directory name in the command prompt, such as after i execute "cd /usr/bin", the command prompt becomes the following :
VNC:/usr/bin/%
If this could be archieved, it could prevent me from using "pwd" to acquire the current directory which i was in.

Thanks in advance

 

[KenCunningham]

set prompt=`hostname`'.'`pwd`%

Not tested.

 

[KenCunningham]

Sorry - maybe set prompt=`hostname`$PWD% instead.

 

[daFranze]

in sh and csh this is a little bit complex; you need to alias cd to a small script, which changes directory and sets prompt to your new directory

you better use tcsh or bash (in tcsh it's %~, eg

set prompt = "%B${USER}@${HOST}:%~ $%b"

will set a bold prompt (if your terminal supports bold) eg.
fp@admin6: ~/mysubdir $ ls


Best Regards, Franz
--
Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[Chacalinc]

why not ksh or bash?

PS1='$HOST@$PWD:%'

 

[klaasn]

In ksh you can also add your username and in case of a long path you want to type on a new line.
Put this in your .profile

PS1="$LOGNAME@$(uname -n):\$PWD$
% "; export PS1