I use this:
userchar='$'
if [ "${WINDIR-}" ]; then
if net session > /dev/null 2>&1; then
userchar='#'
fi
fi
export PS1="$PS1$userchar "I don't remember where I saw it, but it works well for me. I don't know if it's worse or better, but I'll throw it out there. Kevin -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
