cat /etc/hostname: >trusty-virtbox.jff.de< prompt with h: >jff@trusty-virtbox:~$<
prompt with H: >j...@trusty-virtbox.jff.de:~$< then cat /etc/hostname: >trusty-virtbox< prompt with h: >jff@trusty-virtbox:~$< prompt with H: >jff@trusty-virtbox:~$< Thus makes bash exactly what it should do. If the contents of /etc/hostname is not FQDN, bash cannot show an FQDN. But this is a problem of your setup und not of bash. If you want to change the function then contact the maintainer direct via http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/bashtop.html#Maintainer Jörg ** Changed in: bash (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1276796 Title: bash fails to provide FQDN for PS1 with \H To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/1276796/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs