Obviously. If you had worked on VMS, why would you want to emulate it? <evil grin>
Scott Shafer San Antonio, TX 210.581.6217 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 7:13 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Unix question: how to display SID and path in prompt > > Mladen, > > Your magnificent intuition and superior powers of reasoning > have finally failed you. > > I've never touched VMS. ;) > > Jared > > > > > > > "Gogala, Mladen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 08/26/2002 01:28 PM > Please respond to ORACLE-L > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: > Subject: RE: Unix question: how to display SID and path in > prompt > > > Jared, the "alias cd='go'" line immediately betrays you as a > former VMS person. Next thing you know and your aliases will > be like "set_def"" > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 3:08 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: RE: Unix question: how to display SID and path in prompt > > > > > > > Also be aware that when using backticks in your PS1 > > variable, you are > > > influencing $? as a result. > > > > I don't find that to be true with pdksh - PD KSH v5.2.14 99/07/13.2 > > > > function go { > > \cd $1 > > typeset -Z2 _h; typeset -Z2 _m # 2 > > digits, zero padded > > _hh="(SECONDS/3600)%24" _mm="(SECONDS/60)%60" # hours, minutes > > _time='${_x[(_m=_mm)==(_h=_hh)]}$_h:$_m' > > typeset bold=$(tput bold) > > typeset shy=$(tput rmso) > > PS1="[ `pwd` ]" > > PS1=$PS1`echo > > "\n\n${bold}$_time-${UMACHINE}:${ORACLE_SID}${shy}:${LOGNAME}- > > $TTY > "` > > # need to be able to turn xtitle off when using 'go' > > if [ "$TERM" = "xterm2" -o "$TERM" = "xterm" ] ;then > > # don't do xtitle if NO_CD_TITLE is set or in SCREEN > > #[ "$NO_CD_TITLE" -o "$WINDOW" -ge 1 ] || xtitle > > ${MACHINE}:${PWD} > > : > > fi > > } > > > > alias cd='go ' > > > > -------------------- > > 10:2-rsysdevdb:dv01:jkstill-3 > rm this_file_does_not_exist > > rm: cannot remove `this_file_does_not_exist': No such file or > > directory > > [ /home/jkstill/tmp ] > > > > 10:2-rsysdevdb:dv01:jkstill-3 > echo $? > > 1 > > [ /home/jkstill/tmp ] > > > > 10:2-rsysdevdb:dv01:jkstill-3 > echo $? > > 0 > > [ /home/jkstill/tmp ] > > > > 10:2-rsysdevdb:dv01:jkstill-3 > > > > > Jared > > > > > > > > > > > > "Curiel, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 08/26/2002 08:23 AM > > Please respond to ORACLE-L > > > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc: > > Subject: RE: Unix question: how to display SID > > and path in prompt > > > > > > > > > > Also be aware that when using backticks in your PS1 variable, you are > > influencing $? as a result. > > > > What happens, is that when you run a command (i.e. "rm > > <some_file_that_doesnt_exist>") and then say "echo $?", you > > are getting > > the > > return code ($?) of your PS1 execution (which is likely to > > always be 0) - > > NOT the $? of the "rm" command. > > > > David Curiel > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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