rfrost@umiami.ir.miami.edu (06/14/91)
How do I get a prompt which will always show the current directory.
For example:
/usr/rfrost>mckay@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Dwight D. Mckay) (06/14/91)
In article <1991Jun13.163726.10604@umiami.ir.miami.edu>, rfrost@umiami.ir.miami.edu writes: |> How do I get a prompt which will always show the current directory. |> For example: |> |> /usr/rfrost> Under csh you could put the following in your .cshrc: alias cd cd \!$ \; set prompt=\"\`echo \$cwd \| sed \'s\?${home}\?\~\?\'\`\>\ \" This puts your current path in your prompt, substitution "~" for your home directory whenever you type "cd". --ddm
shah@santur.tay1.dec.com (Amitabh Shah) (06/15/91)
In article <13562@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, mckay@mace (Dwight D. Mckay) writes: >In article <1991Jun13.163726.10604@umiami.ir.miami.edu>, rfrost@umiami.ir.miami.edu writes: >|> How do I get a prompt which will always show the current directory. >|> For example: >|> >|> /usr/rfrost> > >Under csh you could put the following in your .cshrc: > >alias cd cd \!$ \; set prompt=\"\`echo \$cwd \| sed \'s\?${home}\?\~\?\'\`\>\ \" > >This puts your current path in your prompt, substitution "~" for your home directory whenever you type "cd". > Or better yet, get the latest version of tcsh, and use: set prompt="%~> " in your .login. You can do many other things with tcsh too! -amitabh. _______________________________________________________________________________ Amitabh Shah shah@santur.tay1.dec.com--(INTERNET) Digital Equipment Corporation {..}!decwrl!santur.tay1!shah--(UUCP) TP Systems Performance +1 508 952 4430--------------(PHONE) 151 Taylor St. Littleton MA 01460 +1 508 952 4197----------------(FAX)
yzarn@lhdsy1.chevron.com (Philip Yzarn de Louraille) (06/16/91)
In article <1991Jun13.163726.10604@umiami.ir.miami.edu> rfrost@umiami.ir.miami.edu writes: >How do I get a prompt which will always show the current directory. >For example: > > /usr/rfrost> On Ultrix, and using the csh, I use: set prompt="`echo $cwd`>" alias cd cd \!\* \; set prompt='"`echo $cwd`>"' alias pushd pushd \!\* \; set prompt='"`echo $cwd`>"' alias popd popd \!\* \; set prompt='"`echo $cwd`>"' You could replace echo $cwd by pwd, but it is slower and won't always show you what you want, especially if you have directories that have symbolic links to somewhere else. -- Philip Yzarn de Louraille Internet: yzarn@chevron.com Research Support Division Unix & Open Systems Chevron Information & Technology Co. Tel: (213) 694-9232 P.O. Box 446, La Habra, CA 90633-0446 Fax: (213) 694-7709
lutmann@geocub.UUCP (Patrice LUTMANN) (06/17/91)
In article <962@lhdsy1.chevron.com> yzarn@lhdsy1.chevron.com (Philip Yzarn de Louraille) writes: >In article <1991Jun13.163726.10604@umiami.ir.miami.edu> rfrost@umiami.ir.miami.edu writes: >>How do I get a prompt which will always show the current directory. >> /usr/rfrost> >set prompt="`echo $cwd`>" >alias cd cd \!\* \; set prompt='"`echo $cwd`>"' >alias pushd pushd \!\* \; set prompt='"`echo $cwd`>"' >alias popd popd \!\* \; set prompt='"`echo $cwd`>"' Why not just: alias cd cd \!* \; set prompt='"$cwd>"' alias pushd pushd \!* \; set prompt='"$cwd>"' alias popd popd \!* \; set prompt='"$cwd>"' [Pat]
smw@trm.concordia.ca ( Steven Winikoff ) (06/17/91)
In <5270@ryn.mro4.dec.com> shah@santur.tay1.dec.com (Amitabh Shah) writes: ^^^^ >Or better yet, get the latest version of tcsh, and use: >set prompt="%~> " >in your .login. You can do many other things with tcsh too! >-amitabh. >_______________________________________________________________________________ >Amitabh Shah shah@santur.tay1.dec.com--(INTERNET) >Digital Equipment Corporation {..}!decwrl!santur.tay1!shah--(UUCP) >TP Systems Performance +1 508 952 4430--------------(PHONE) >151 Taylor St. Littleton MA 01460 +1 508 952 4197----------------(FAX) Don't tell me... There are people at DEC who like tcsh??? I must be hallucinating! Obviously this can't possibly be true. Okay, I admit I'm being sarcastic. However, the aforementioned "conclusion" follows from the fact that vipw on Ultrix 4.1 has /bin/sh and /bin/csh coded directly into it, leading one to believe that DEC also hates the Korn shell (which is interesting, since this one is supplied with the system!). What's going on, guys? Will we ever return from the dark ages and simply accept whatever happens to be in /etc/shells? Isn't that what /etc/shells is *for*???? I *like* tcsh myself. Why can't I choose to use it as root on my single-user workstation without having to write my own vipw? I'm not a very happy camper on this issue. - Steven ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steven Winikoff smw@alcor.concordia.ca Software Analyst Dept. of Computing Services Concordia University voice: (514) 848-7619 Montreal, Quebec, Canada (10:00-18:00 EST)
gerhard@mognet.aui.dec.com (Gerhard Aschauer) (06/18/91)
In <3241@trm.concordia.ca> Steven Winikoff writes: >Don't tell me... There are people at DEC who like tcsh??? Yes, there are! (me for instance). Besides, I'm not sure for older version of Ultrix but in V4.2 you simply put tcsh in /etc/shells and it'll work! Ciao, /ga Gerhard Aschauer "I speak for myself!" Digital Equipment Corporation TSSC/CSC Vienna -----------------------------
shah@santur.tay1.dec.com (Amitabh Shah) (06/18/91)
In article <smw.677170437@trm>, smw@trm ( Steven Winikoff ) writes: > >Don't tell me... There are people at DEC who like tcsh??? > >I must be hallucinating! Obviously this can't possibly be true. > >Okay, I admit I'm being sarcastic. However, the aforementioned "conclusion" >follows from the fact that vipw on Ultrix 4.1 has /bin/sh and /bin/csh coded >directly into it, leading one to believe that DEC also hates the Korn shell >(which is interesting, since this one is supplied with the system!). > >What's going on, guys? Will we ever return from the dark ages and simply >accept whatever happens to be in /etc/shells? Isn't that what /etc/shells >is *for*???? > >I *like* tcsh myself. Why can't I choose to use it as root on my single-user >workstation without having to write my own vipw? > FWIW, /etc/shells on my machine (running Ultrix 4.1) looks like: /bin/sh /bin/csh /usr/bin/ksh /usr/bin/sh5 /usr/local/bin/tcsh The first four came with the system, I added the fifth later. I have been using tcsh for both, my personal account and the root account. I changed both of these using chsh after modifying /etc/shells. Yes, some people at DEC do like tcsh! -amitabh _______________________________________________________________________________ Amitabh Shah shah@santur.tay1.dec.com--(INTERNET) Digital Equipment Corporation {..}!decwrl!santur.tay1!shah--(UUCP) TP Systems Performance +1 508 952 4430--------------(PHONE) 151 Taylor St. Littleton MA 01460 +1 508 952 4197----------------(FAX)
shari@zahle.wpi.edu (Shari Deiana VanderSpek) (06/26/91)
In article <1991Jun13.163726.10604@umiami.ir.miami.edu> rfrost@umiami.ir.miami.edu writes: >How do I get a prompt which will always show the current directory. >For example: > > /usr/rfrost> i put 2 lines in my .cshrc to do this set prompt="`echo $cwd`> " alias cd 'cd \!*;set prompt="`echo $cwd`> "'