I believe this is in the sharing preferences as the computer name, but you can change your prompt in a .bashrc file in your home directory.
Look for the bash manuals and search for PS1 or prompt for how to customize this. Jon Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Feb 22, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > When I got hi Macbook Pro15 back in 2008, when I used Terminal, the prompt > came up > Mark-Baxter's-Mackbook-Pro !Mbaxter > > Now that I've re-formatted the hard drive, reinstalled the latest oS and > transitioned my account over, the terminal prompt still reads > Mark-Baxter's-Macbook-Pro!MBH$ > > Please, someone refresh me as to what the Unix command is to change the first > part of the command line prompt? > Thanks. :) > > > • Mark BurningHawk Baxter > • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 > • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com > • My home page: > • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
