Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxl!bamford From: bamford@ihuxl.UUCP (bamford) Newsgroups: net.sources Subject: Re: some ksh aliases and functions Message-ID: <1394@ihuxl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Oct-84 15:21:34 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxl.1394 Posted: Thu Oct 11 15:21:34 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Oct-84 02:42:42 EDT References: <3833@cbscc.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 32 Here is a function to set the prompt to the current directory. Very nice if you tend to get lost easily. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- function fancy_cd { if [ $# -ne 0 ] then cd $* else cd fi PS1="${PWD} " } alias cd=fancy_cd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The function MUST be defined before the alias. Harold Bamford AT&T Bell Labs (cornet) 8-367-1866 Naperville, Ill (312) 979-1866 -- Harold Bamford AT&T Bell Labs (cornet) 8-367-1866 Naperville, Ill (312) 979-1866