Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 17:03:39 -0800 From: Chip <chip@wiegand.org> To: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, Boris Stoev <darko@uni-svishtov.bg> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Directory path Message-ID: <00032017042101.05398@chip.homenet> References: <20000320163853.B81662@hades.hell.gr>
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On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On Mon, Mar 20, 2000 at 12:55:09PM +0200, Boris Stoev wrote: > > > > Maybe my question is stupid but... > > How can I make bash prompt to display my current directory path... > > I use FreeBSD 3.4 > > Although this is really a bash-specific question, and you would usually > have more chances of getting an answer from a mailing list dedicated to > bash... well, there are a few 'escapes' for PS1 listed in info '(bash)'. > > What you want is \w, as shown in: > > export PS1='[\w] ' > > Don't be fooled by the [..] brackets. They're not necessary; they just > make the directory more easy to read among the rest of your prompt. > What I customarily use on a lot of systems is: > > export PS1='\h!\u:\w\$ ' > > or some more funky variation of this :) > > - Giorgos Keramidas > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message Doesn't the comand pwd show the currant path? It does for me. Chip www.wiegand.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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