Re: Bash prompt change

[Mike Chambers <mike netlyncs com>]

On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 22:36 -0500, Mike Klinke wrote:

> Bash provides a number of backslash-escape sequences which are 
> expanded when the prompt string (PS1 or PS2) is displayed.  The full 
> list is in the manual page.
> 
> The \w expansion gives the full pathname of the current directory, 
> with a tilde (`~') substituted for the current value of $HOME.  The 
> \W expansion gives the basename of the current directory.  To put the 
> full pathname of the current directory into the path without any 
> tilde subsitution, use $PWD.  Here are some examples:
> 
> 	PS1='\w$ '	# current directory with tilde
> 	PS1='\W$ '	# basename of current directory
> 	PS1='$PWD$ '	# full pathname of current directory
> 

I looked through /etc/bashrc and saw a couple of lines that might be
where it's setup to show the tilde for home, but the parts I changed
didn't seem to take affect (although only thing I did was logout of
gnome instead of rebooting).

Is that the correct file and if so, what needs changing?  Or can I just
add a simple PS1 line to my own bash_profile or bashrc file and just do
it for myself (only one on machine anyway)?

-- 
Mike Chambers
Madisonville, KY

"It's only funny until someone gets hurt...Then it's hilarious!"