I can't tell what machine I'm on!

[630111]

How do I alter the command prompt so that instead of a plain-ol' "# " I'd have something more descriptive like "mymachine /opt #"

Thanks!

630111

 

[ayjaycee]

in ksh:

PS1="`uname -n`: `echo $PWD` # "
PS2="`uname -n`: `echo $PWD` > "
export PS1 PS2

in csh:

set prompt="${host}:`dirs`\!}- "

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[crowe]

in bash:
export PS1="\u@\h::\w # "

it will have a similar format to:

root@prodhp1::/tmp #

crowe

 

[630111]

My shell is /bin/sh, and ayjaycee's suggestion worked, except that the pwd part of the prompt stays the same no matter what directory I'm in. Also, when I su to root, I lose all the PS1 and PS2 changes. Lastly, none of this shows up at all in X sessions. Help?

Thanks!

 

[mikeclark]

If you logon to one server and run x-sessions to the others, you can try:
alias <servername> 'cmdtool -Wl &quot;servername&quot; rlogin -l <username> <servername> &' (all on ane line )
This should give you a window with the name of the server on the top.
If you have several windows open at the same time it stops the confusion of which session is in which window.

 

[ayjaycee]

For sh, try

PS1=&quot;`uname -n`: `pwd` # &quot;
PS2=&quot;`uname -n`: `pwd` > &quot;
export PS1 PS2

When you su to root, you're starting a new session & will have to make the same changes to root's .profile

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