Terminal dosen't show location

JAKK · 02-05-2007, 08:11 PM

Hi. I am setting up fluxbox to use as my window manager. When ever I open a terminal,I just get

Code:

bash-3.1$

I do not get my current location e.g. x@machinename/home~$
I was wondering how I can fix this.Also, is there a way I can stop the x and y coordinates from appearing every time I move a window? Thanks for your help.

wildar · 02-05-2007, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAKK

Hi. I am setting up fluxbox to use as my window manager. When ever I open a terminal,I just get

Code:

bash-3.1$

I do not get my current location e.g. x@machinename/home~$
I was wondering how I can fix this.

Mind posting your '/etc/bashrc' please?

JAKK · 02-05-2007, 09:47 PM

Hi. It appears as though I do not have a /etc/bashrc. If it helps any,the terminal works fine in kde,so it just has this issue in fluxbox.

SciYro · 02-05-2007, 09:56 PM

The environment variables PS1 (or PS2.. maybe both, its been a while since i fiddled with them) control what you see at the prompt, KDE is probably setting this variable itself.

JAKK · 02-05-2007, 10:12 PM

Hi. Those environment variables are:

Code:

PS1='\s-\v\$ '
PS2='> '

However,I have no idea what they should be.

SciYro · 02-06-2007, 12:15 AM

Code:

man bash

search for PS1, it will point you to another section called "prompting" or something like that

JAKK · 02-06-2007, 07:36 PM

Thanks,I fixed it now. It was supposed to be

Code:

PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '