On 7/7/2004 at 1:19 PM, Travis Crook ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: TC> Hi All, TC> I upgraded to 10.0 from 9.2 recently, but I seem to have lost my usual TC> bash prompt. Instead of my normal [EMAIL PROTECTED] I now get TC> sh-2.05b$. Any ideas on how to get it back to how it was?
TC> Thanks!
Hi Travis,
That is actually the default prompt setting for bash. It probably changed because you
upgraded your bash during your 10.0 upgrade. You can fix it by changing the bashrc
file (the settings file for bash).
Easy Way
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Copy the file I attached (bashrc) into your /etc directory, replacing the same-named
file (I attached the default Mandrake bashrc file, I didn't tweak with it). Then type
this in the command-line to eliminate any user-specific settings:
rm ~/.bashrc
Logout and log back in, and your prompt should be restored.
l33t (elite) Way
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The prompt is controlled by a shell variable named PROMPT_COMMAND. You can customize
it to look however you want. For example, the default prompt [EMAIL PROTECTED] looks
like this:
PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: ${PWD}\007"'
you can use any shell command that produces output here here. I've setup servers to
have a bash prompt include CPU utilization and network traffic, i.e.:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] CPU:85% NET:53kbps]#
or maybe you always want to see how much free space is in your home directory (very
useful if you do video or photo editing).
To change it, open up either your personal bashrc file (it's a hidden file named
.bashrc in your home directory) or the "global" bashrc file (located at /etc/bashrc).
Add a line like the one above with your customizations, and restart your shell.
Hope that helps!
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JWG Networks
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