My file was dated 1996 and I too have no idea where it came from. The following makes it even more obvious:
PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ ' Brian Potkin said: > On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 05:43:21PM -0700, Rick Macdonald wrote: > >> Why doesn't the prompt for root ever include showing the current >> directory? That would probably have saved this poor fellow as he may >> have seen that he was not in /floppy as he thought. > > Surely it is relatively easy to change the prompt to whatever is > desired. In root's .bashrc on this machine I have > > export PS1='\h:\w\$ ' > > which gives what you suggest. The file dates from 1998 so I really > cannot recollect whether it came as the default prompt or it was put > there by me. > > Brian. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...RickM... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]