How Hide user and machine information in terminal prompt

kimreily · 02-28-2012, 08:56 AM

Can i hide the information about user and machin at the terminal prompt?

TobiSGD · 02-28-2012, 08:59 AM

Of course. Assuming that you are using Bash: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/c141.html

acid_kewpie · 02-28-2012, 08:59 AM

hide what from who?... and most importantly... WHY?

You can't really make it impossible to find out anything about what machine your on, unless you're looking at building a very strict chroot jail really.

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Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Of course. Assuming that you are using Bash: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/c141.html

a bash prompt will make /proc/cpuinfo unavailable?

TobiSGD · 02-28-2012, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

a bash prompt will make /proc/cpuinfo unavailable?

You display /proc/cpuinfo in your terminal prompt? That must be awful looking and quite unhandy to work with.

The OP asked:

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Can i hide the information about user and machin at the terminal prompt?

(Emphasized by me).
Almost any distribution I know of comes with a somewhat standard shell prompt: $USERNAME@$HOSTNAME, may be followed with the current working directory.

acid_kewpie · 02-28-2012, 09:18 AM

Hmm, I guess. Let's see who interpreted it right, if anyone!

kimreily · 02-28-2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Of course. Assuming that you are using Bash: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/c141.html

This was what I needed.

acid_kewpie · 02-28-2012, 09:41 AM

Where do I send the cheque?