Re: bash shell prompt

[jdg@maths.qmw.ac.uk (Julian Gilbey)]

> Hi,
> 
> On Hamm, if I login as root or while logged in as myself do a "su" 
> then my shell prompt shows the host and current directory.
> 
> When I am logged in as myself my prompt is just a $
> 
> I much prefer to see the current directory in my prompt. So how do 
> I change it?
> 
> My guess was that the .bashrc in my home directory needed the 
> same PS1 environment as the .bashrc in the root directory so I 
> added 
> 
> export PS1='\h:\w\$ '

You want to put this line in BOTH .bashrc (for non-login shells) and
.bash_profile (for login shells).  The manpage bash(1) explains which
files are loaded when.

   Julian

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       Julian Gilbey                     Email: J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk
       Dept of Mathematical Sciences,
       Queen Mary & Westfield College,
       Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, ENGLAND