Which shell is this?

SentralOrigin · 01-13-2010, 09:36 PM

I forget which one it was, but the prompt looked like this:

Code:

[blah]$ somecommand

Which shell has this sort of layout?

GrapefruiTgirl · 01-13-2010, 09:46 PM

The prompt for many (or maybe all??) shells can be configured to look like that. the '$' is the default in Bash shell for a non-root user, while a '#' is the default for a root-user.

There's a very good chance you saw Bash shell, but it could have been another. The prompt is usually initially set in /etc/profile..

Sasha

SentralOrigin · 01-13-2010, 10:04 PM

When I was first trying out dozens of Linux distros, the default shell for one of them was in that exact format with the brackets and spacing and all of that, and it was like that by default.

GrapefruiTgirl · 01-13-2010, 10:13 PM

Ok.. As I said, it was probably Bash. That's the default shell on LOADS of Linuxes, and its default prompt is like you indicated. Normally, it's something like:

Bash-3.1~$ somecommand

Does this help? Maybe explaining what you're getting at, will help me or someone answer you more specifically. Like, are you trying to figure out what Linux it was, or are you looking to install that particular shell in a Linux?

Sasha

DragonSlayer48DX · 01-13-2010, 10:16 PM

We'd need to know which distro that was. As GrapefruiTgirl pointed out, any shell can be altered to look like that, and the distro writers/maintainers have that ability.

Cheers

SentralOrigin · 01-13-2010, 10:36 PM

Oh, it's because I thought this exact format was the default and unchanged (except the colors):

http://i46.tinypic.com/212fqcz.jpg

I didn't know the layout could be altered.

GrapefruiTgirl · 01-13-2010, 10:42 PM

OK, I understand.
While there is a built-in prompt specification for most or all shells, that one you showed doesn't look like an unchanged default to me. Probably the distro maintainer, or the user running the machine, changed it to look like that. It is quite configurable; you can include the date, username, machine name, time, and colors, to mention a few. You could if you wanted, make it look EXACTLY like that, including the word "blah" in the brackets

Sasha

DragonSlayer48DX · 01-13-2010, 10:48 PM

Hehehe... Welcome to the World of OSS. One can change anything they wish.

It's most likely Bash, though- That's been the most popular for quite some time.

chrism01 · 01-14-2010, 01:47 AM

There's a pretty good tutorial with examples here http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-...up-prompt.html