$PS1 different in X and prompt

codec · 06-27-2004, 01:33 PM

When we first login, the default command prompt is: \u@\h:\w$
When the x started, the command prompt become bash 2.05b $

So, which script changed it to that useless prompt? I hope I can change that before touching .bashrc or /etc/profile

veritas · 06-27-2004, 01:53 PM

Not really sure about the script, try making a file in your home directory called .bash_profile, and then put your PS1= stuff in there. Restart X.

Also, are you seeing "bash 2.05b $" in a X terminal like xterm? Its possible that you haven't set the program to use the login shell.

keefaz · 06-27-2004, 01:55 PM

use the -ls switch
xterm -ls
and what about this 'reggae' prompt

export PS1="\[\033[1;32m\]\u\[\033[1;33m\]@\[\033[1;31m\]\h\[\033[0;39m\]:\w\\$ "

veritas · 06-27-2004, 01:58 PM

Heh, pretty cool actually. Of course, if reggae is not your thing, there is always the my cool poser prompt:

Code:

PS1="ELITE SWORD -->  0=--=[\w]==========> SLASH SLASH ENTER CMD >> "

Working directory INSIDE of the sword handle, thank you very much.

AxelFendersson · 06-27-2004, 02:15 PM

Quick-and-dirty fix:

cp /etc/profile ~/.bash_profile
cp /etc/profile ~/.bashrc

Shade · 06-27-2004, 02:30 PM

rather than copying the whole thing...
I set up .bashrc to source /etc/profile and ~/.bash_profile

Code:

source /etc/profile
source ~/.bash_profile

I do that, rather than changing every single reference to aterm or xterm to a login shell.

--Shade

AxelFendersson · 06-27-2004, 03:33 PM

That's another way of doing it. You could also use symlinks instead of copying:

ln -s /etc/profile ~/.bash_profile
ln -s /etc/profile ~/.bashrc

Although I've just set my GNOME termnal to be a login shell. I don't use Konsole or Xterm.

trickykid · 06-27-2004, 04:42 PM

cat /etc/profile > ~/.bashrc
cat /etc/profile > ~/.bash_profile

The many different ways to create a bash environment file....