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Article #199Re: ksh prompt (PS1) and cd
From: Jeff Conner
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 17:26
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 17:26
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>" >"Using ksh, how can one alias "cd" to change directory as well as >"to set PS1 to $PWD. >" >"I tried: >"alias cd="cd; PS1=$PWD" >"but didn't work. > PS1='$PWD $ ' export PS1 This will give you the current PATH in your prompt everytime you 'cd'. e.g., /usr $ echo $PATH # current directory is /usr /usr /usr $ cd bin /usr/bin $ # notice prompt has changed -- Jeff Conner 314-235-0274 | uunet!swuts!jc8922 Southwestern Bell Telephone | -or- jc8922@swuts.sbc.com One Bell Center 23-K-07 | St. Louis, Missouri 63101-3099 |
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wupost!swbatl!texbell!swuts!jc8922 From: jc8922@swuts.sbc.com (Jeff Conner) Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell Subject: Re: ksh prompt (PS1) and cd Message-ID: <1386@swuts.sbc.com> Date: 29 Jul 92 17:26:08 GMT References: <l5n3efINN3g7@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> <1992Jul21.132016.19391@cbnewsi.cb.att.com> Distribution: ba Organization: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Lines: 23