[SOLVED] Configuring the primary prompt to contain the history number and exit code

ben1173 · 09-22-2010, 07:47 PM

Hi,

I'm just trying to configure the primary prompt to contain the last history number and exit code of the previously executed command, seperated by a ':'(with no spaces). I tried assigining variable to PS1, but I only got it to display the exit code of the previously executed command but having problem with the history number. On startup the prompt should look like:
[username@station username] 40:0 $
After every command, the history number should increase by one.
Any help would really be appreciated.

Thank you

Meson · 09-22-2010, 08:18 PM

Check out the PROMPTING section in the bash man page. The only one I don't see there is the return code, but "\$?" seems like it works. Note the difference between \# and \!

Code:

PS1="[\u@\h \W] \!:\$? \$ "

ben1173 · 09-22-2010, 11:16 PM

Thanks Meson, it worked just the way I want it. thanks again.