zben@umd5.UUCP (03/31/87)
This is what I am using now: alias set_prompt 'set prompt="${hostname}[\\!] `dirs|sed -e '\''s| .*||'\'' -e '\''s|.*[^/]\(/[^/]*/[^/]*\)|...\1|'\''` % "' set hostname=`hostname | sed -e 's/\..*//'` alias cd 'cd \!*; set_prompt' alias pushd 'pushd \!*; set_prompt' alias popd 'popd \!*; set_prompt' set_prompt I refuse to do a "shar" for a six line posting... -- umd5.UUCP <= {seismo!mimsy,ihnp4!rlgvax}!cvl!umd5!zben Ben Cranston zben @ umd2.UMD.EDU Kingdom of Merryland UniSys 1100/92 umd2.BITNET "via HASP with RSCS"
sbb@esquire.UUCP (04/01/87)
In article <1500@umd5.umd.edu> zben@umd5.umd.edu (Ben Cranston) writes: >This is what I am using now: > > alias set_prompt 'set prompt="${hostname}[\\!] `dirs|sed -e '\''s| .*||'\'' -e '\''s|.*[^/]\(/[^/]*/[^/]*\)|...\1|'\''` % "' > set hostname=`hostname | sed -e 's/\..*//'` > alias cd 'cd \!*; set_prompt' > alias pushd 'pushd \!*; set_prompt' > alias popd 'popd \!*; set_prompt' > set_prompt But what about us poor Korn Shell users? Any ideas?