I'll take a crack at this one since I've asked and received an answer to the very same question.
I use a two-line prompt that tells me who I'm logged on as and at what machine on the first line and what is the full path to the current directory. Put this in your ~/.bash_profile or in /etc/profile (for system-wide default): PS1='<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\n<`pwd`>\$ ' Notes: I prefer to use <...> to delineate prompt characters from the rest of the line, use what you like. The \n is a new line. Some prefer to use the \w method of getting their current directory. I don't like it for the simple fact that it truncates your home directory to ~. I like to see "</home/myuserid>$ " vice "<~/myuserid>$ " on the second line of my prompt. I also think I've experienced other trouble with \w but I forget what it was. You can try it instead of `pwd` above and see which you like best. (Pay attention to the direction of the single quotes!) On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, George Bonser wrote: > > I hate to say this but man bash and read the section about prompts. It > goes in your ~/.bash_profile > > > > On Mon, 18 Aug 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Could someone tell me how to setup my linux prompt to display what directory > > I am in? > > > > > > -- > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > > > George Bonser > > Tommy Lasorda for baseball commissioner! > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
