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From: Jim Service <jservice@pc-servicej.rd.hydro.on.ca>
Subject: Re: Customizing csh
Organization: "Ontario Hydro Technologies"
Date: Thu, 8 May 97 20:24:55 GMT
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conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier) writes:
>
> In article <5kkcqt$2e5@news.mel.aone.net.au>,
> nigel@palms.nq.net (Nigel Gorry) writes:
> >
> > "Chris Taylor" <cstaylor@dawtech.com> wrote:
> >> I would like to see some examples of csh.cshrc, csh.login and .cshrc files.
> >> For one, I would really like to know how to set the prompt to show the
> >> current working directory, a problem that continues to allude me. Thanks.
> >
> > alias cd 'chdir \!* && set prompt="${cwd}$ "'
> > set prompt="${cwd}$ "
>
> I like to include a `whoami`: at the beginning of the prompt, too, so I
> don't have to guess if I'm conrads or "su"ed to root.
>
> --
> Conrad Sabatier
> http://www.neosoft.com/~conrads
>
Why not use tcsh instead? There is a lot of customization one can do with
the prompt and have command line editing, too.
% set prompt='%T|%h(1)/@%M:%~%# '
16:22|94(1)/@pc-servicej:~>
It is in the ports collection.
--
James (Jim) R.R. Service Internet: jservice@oht.hydro.on.ca
Ontario Hydro Technologies
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