Hope nobody minds if I branch off here. I don't remember where the previous thread started, but I'll try not to take it any further off course for PS1 prompts. :)
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Brandon Valentine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Don Delp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Reading the article, I found myself uneasy about #'s 1, 2, and 6. >> They seem like easy sources of confusion and danger. After testing, >> #1 is the only one that I would really shy away from. Also, notice >> that the article has a root prompt in these examples? I don't want to >> play these shell games as root. > > This is probably a very good time to point out the power of > customizing your shell prompt. Check the manpage for your shell and > you'll find about the awesome power of displaying the current > directory right beside your shell prompt, which can definitely help > eliminate mistakes. That's a good point. I usually like to use this: PS1="[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w\\$ " Which looks like: 16:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/mail$ I find it useful to be able to see what time the last command finished. If something routine turns out to take a long time, I often won't have thought to time it beforehand. After current time, I get hostname and path. Any suggestions for a superior prompt? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
