How do I change the bash prompt in SuSE 8.2

Joey.Dale · 12-03-2003, 09:31 AM

Hi all,

When I log in (init3) I get the prompt
bash-2.05
if I cd somewhere, th prompt does not change ie:
linux:~ # cd /usr/
linux:/usr #
how do I make it do this? Thank You

jkobrien · 12-03-2003, 09:55 AM

Hi,

Put the following into ~/.bashrc

export PS1 = 'linux:\w # '

The \w is the working directory. There's other stuff you can put in too, \h is the host, \u is the user and so on. Not sure where the full list is, probably under "man bash".

John

Joey.Dale · 12-03-2003, 09:56 AM

thank you

JZL240I-U · 12-08-2003, 08:01 AM

http://www.dreaming.org/~giles/bashprompt/

I also recommend the search function of this site

:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ghlight=prompt

or

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...der=descending