current pwd in prompt
Morgan W. Jones
morgan at brambo.UUCP
Fri Feb 12 06:37:22 AEST 1988
>From article <17877 at topaz.rutgers.edu}, by ron at topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie):
} This works with any real shell:
}
} PS1="."
}
} (I don't recall who posted this, but it was one of the best answers I
} heard on it).
}
} On the Korn shell (but not most Bourne shell PS1 is evaluated each time
} it is printed so you can:
}
} PS1="`pwd` "
}
} -Ron
Doesn't work on mine (SysVR3 on Prime EXL316).
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