Hostname in shell (bash)?

Hi all, I searched the archives and documents on bash, but I can't figure out how to put the hostname of the workstation I am on before the $ of the shell/command line. Does anyone know how to add the hostname (preferably the first part - i.e. www, db1, etc) to the command line for bash 2.x?

RE: Hostname in shell (bash)?

Hi all, I searched the archives and documents on bash, but I can't figure out how to put the hostname of the workstation I am on before the $ of the shell/command line. Does anyone know how to add the hostname (preferably the first part - i.e. www, db1, etc) to the command line for

Re: Hostname in shell (bash)?

Try: PS1=`id [EMAIL PROTECTED] -s`$ I put that into the .bashrc file. - Original Message - From: Steven N. Fettig [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 8:01 AM Subject: Hostname in shell (bash)? Hi all, I searched the archives and documents

Re: Hostname in shell (bash)?

I personally like the following one (because no matter where you are, it will show you the working directory as well as who is logged in). Put this into .bashrc... PS1=[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w export PS1 regards, Robert ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing