why prompt doesn't get updated ?
 

Linux noob question.
Lets say i have a sub directory called 'a' under 'test'
:~/test/a
now when i rename the directory from above location using mv ../a ../b
i am still left inside the :~/test/a and continue to work as normal while pwd shows the :~/test/b

Is there a way to make changes to command prompt so that it updates the location.

If you cd up to the parent directory (in this case test) and then cd back into the newly named b subdirectory the pwd command will be updated to show the working directory to be b. I don't think you can get the terminal to update the location until you leave that directory.


And welcome to the LQ forums!

Or you could cd into the current directory:
If you want to really freak yourself out try this:
You will find that you are still in the a directory until you move elsewhere :)

Thanks folks.
It was indeed freaky :)