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Date:      Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:11:08 +0100
From:      Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se>
To:        Matthew Jonkman <jonkman@bussert.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Shell prompts
Message-ID:  <20000126161108.A87634@sr.se>
In-Reply-To: <00b401bf680f$35b1b4e0$350a0a0a@bussert.com.Bussert>; from jonkman@bussert.com on Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 10:08:26AM -0500
References:  <004a01bf67bf$42b16640$030a0a0a@jonkmangarage.com><007f01bf67bf$5bfec160$1791ddd1@balfourplace.com><006c01bf67c0$aff34240$030a0a0a@jonkmangarage.com> <v0421012cb4b449e4424b@[209.239.239.22]> <00b401bf680f$35b1b4e0$350a0a0a@bussert.com.Bussert>

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On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 10:08:26AM -0500, Matthew Jonkman wrote:
> My next question (you probably already anticipated this)
> 
> How do I change my default shell without removing and adding myself again?

chsh
> 
> =========================================
> 
> Matthew Jonkman
> Bussert Consulting
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Rust" <jpr@vcnet.com>
> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 1:57 AM
> Subject: Re: Shell prompts
> 
> 
> You've neglected to tell us what shell you're using, so it makes
> answering a little tougher. I use bash(1), which uses the PS1
> environment variable to do what you want:
> 
>     export PS1="\u in \w \$"
> 
> jon
> 
> At 12:46 AM -0500 1/26/00, Matthew Jonkman wrote:
> >That tells me all I'd want to know, but how can I make the prompt itself be
> >something to the effect of:
> >
> >Username in /etc/mail #
> >
> >Thanks
> 
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