Gnome Terminal: Show only current directory at prompt?

extrasolar · 08-01-2006, 11:17 AM

In gnome terminal how do I prevent a long list of directories being displayed at the prompt and have only the current directory showing?

i.e. user@hostname:/dir3$

instead of user@hostname:/dir1/dir2/dir3$

ciotog · 08-01-2006, 11:28 AM

You need to set the PS1 environment variable to your liking. It's likely being set in .bashrc, maybe read /usr/doc/Linux-HOWTOs/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO (I think that's where it is in Fedora) for instructions.

Vgui · 08-01-2006, 12:20 PM

A quick search turned up:
http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/tips/tipsps1.html
And from reading it looks like \W is what you need.
Add (or edit) the PS1 entry in ~/.bashrc to be similar to:

Code:

export PS1='\u@\h:\W$ '

That should get you going in the right direction.

extrasolar · 08-01-2006, 12:23 PM

Cheers. I did do a search on google and I found what I was after. Been experimenting with it.

jeelliso · 08-01-2006, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by extrasolar

Cheers. I did do a search on google and I found what I was after. Been experimenting with it.

If your results are different from what ciotog found, then please post them so everyone else can see.

extrasolar · 08-01-2006, 01:11 PM

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/index.html

Tons of info on Bash prompt.