RE: Unix question: how to display SID and path in prompt

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-- "Curiel, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 08/26/02 12:03:20 -0800

> Jared Writes:
>>> Also be aware that when using backticks in your PS1 variable,  you are
>>> influencing $? as a result. 
> 
>> I don't find that to be true with pdksh - PD KSH v5.2.14 99/07/13.2

And, what's more, you don't need to backtick the stuff
during normal operation: the host and username won't
normally change and PWD is a reasonable approximation
of where you are.

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