Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 08:40:40 -0600 From: Dave Glowacki <dglo@SSEC.WISC.EDU> To: "Lefty G." <lefty@area51.stjohns.edu> Cc: "Jonathan E. Lyons" <parrothd@midwest.net>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Keeping mutliple machine and telnets straight.... Message-ID: <199711191440.IAA17530@tick.ssec.wisc.edu> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 18 Nov 1997 21:16:29 EST." <Pine.LNX.3.93.971118211229.11501A-100000@area51.stjohns.edu>
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> Ok, it at depends what your PS1 variable is set to.. In bash type in > "set|more" and take note of the PS1 variable.. > > Then try > > export PS1='$HOSTNAME>' > > or better yet > > export PS1='$USERNAME@$HOSTNAME>' Or more bash-ily: export PS1='\u@\h% ' You can even do: export PS1='\d \t (\s \v) \u@\h:\w % ' To get a prompt like: Wed Nov 19 14:33:10 (bash 2.00) dglo@sweetpea:/tmp % (I think those are all the special characters...)
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