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Re: bash prompt strings again (was Re: base-files etc.)



On Sun, Apr 26, 1998 at 12:11:55PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:

> Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@worldvisions.ca> wrote:
> > environment variables, I know.  Maybe the "right thing to do" is modify
> > bash itself to _default_ to the right prompt.  bash$ is just useless,
> > after all.
> 
> Excellent idea.
> 
> Just try to keep the default prompt from getting too long.

It should be the same one as would have been used in /root/.bashrc and
/etc/skel/.bashrc.  I think that's '\h:\w\$ ' but I could be wrong.  (I
don't mind this suggestion, though I would still colourize my own.)

Have fun,

Avery


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