Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 17:24:01 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Julio Merino <juli@klamath.local> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Some /bin/sh questions Message-ID: <20020102162401.GA35605@student.uu.se> In-Reply-To: <20020102171148.A45897@klamath.local> References: <20020102170108.B1157@klamath.local> <200201021604.g02G4j560286@lurza.secnetix.de> <20020102171148.A45897@klamath.local>
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On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 05:11:48PM +0100, Julio Merino wrote: > On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 05:04:45PM +0100, Oliver Fromme wrote: > > Julio Merino <juli@klamath.local> wrote: > > > First, how can I add the current working directory in the PS1? > > > > export PATH=$PATH:. > > > > However, you should be aware of the security implications. > > It's usually better not to do that. > > No, no, no... PS1, not PATH. I know that about PATH, and I don't want > it. What I would like is sh to show the current working directory in > the prompt line... So, I do this in zsh: > export PS1="%w%# " > And I get this as my command prompt: > /tmp# > > Is this possible with sh? I don't think you can do that with /bin/sh In general, sh is not very good for interactive use. For interactice use I would suggest you use tcsh (included in the base system) or bash or zsh (both available from the ports system) instead. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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