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From: marcos@caus-dp.UUCP (Marcos R. Della)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Setting PS1 prompt to show current directory.
Message-ID: <300@caus-dp.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 16:09:55 EST
Article-I.D.: caus-dp.300
Posted: Wed Nov 25 16:09:55 1987
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References: <275@caus-dp.UUCP> <16549@topaz.rutgers.edu> <421@cimcor.UUCP>
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In article <421@cimcor.UUCP>, mike@cimcor.UUCP (Michael Grenier) writes:
> In article <16549@topaz.rutgers.edu>, ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) writes:
> > You can't.  Plain and simple.
> > 
> > -Ron
> 
> I admit that I have 5.2 (Microport) but all I did was
> 
>     PS1=`pwd`
> 
>     -Mike 

The problem with what your doing with the PS1=`pwd` is
that you are not accounting for the changing of directories.
That is the main reason for trying to get the system to
recognise the fact that there has been a directory change
and the PS1 promt needs to be changed.

Under the 'C' shell, we have had no problems putting this
together, however the bourne shell under which almost everyone
runs, it doesn't work at all. We will be installing a Sperry
5000/80 here in a month or so and will have a little better
operating system, but so far, everyone thinks that its not
going to work...

Marcos
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