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From: rjd@occrsh.ATT.COM
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Subject: Re: The whole prompt string thing (
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Date: Fri, 4-Dec-87 15:25:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  4 15:25:00 1987
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> ...
> Recompile and reinstall the shell. Then, in your .profile you
> can say
> 
> 	PS1='`pwd`> '
> ...
> In all cases, for BSD /bin/sh or S5R[23] /bin/sh, you have to modify the
> code to get the result. Ksh already does things this way, so if you
> have ksh it's not a problem.

  Doesn't work for my ksh.....  All I get is:

# PS1='`pwd` >'
`pwd` >

Randy