Prompt showing current directory (just like DOS)

[Keith Packard]

In article <159 at pyuxv.UUCP> you write:

>The following little script allows you to do the same thing
>in the Korn shell ("ksh")
>
>
>	function ncd {
>		alias cd=cd
>		cd $1
>		PS1="! $PWD >"
>		alias cd=ncd
>	}
>	alias cd=ncd
>	PS1=$PWD
>

It's far better to simply enclose cd in single quotes - the alias
will not be expanded so you don't need those other two aliases:

function ncd {
	'cd' $*
	PS1="! $PWD >"
}
alias cd=ncd

keith packard
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