Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!steinmetz!vdsvax!barnett From: barnett@steinmetz.ge.com (Bruce G Barnett) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Setting PS1 prompt to show current directory Message-ID: <3075@vdsvax.steinmetz.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 06:30:23 EST Article-I.D.: vdsvax.3075 Posted: Wed Nov 25 06:30:23 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 08:29:26 EST References: <275@caus-dp.UUCP> <106600018@datacube> Sender: barnett@vdsvax.steinmetz.UUCP Reply-To: barnett@steinmetz.UUCP (Bruce G Barnett) Organization: General Electric CRD, Schenectady, NY Lines: 9 Summary: PS1="`pwd` >" won't work In article <106600018@datacube> ftw@datacube.UUCP writes: |PS1="`pwd` >" It seems to me that either 1. `pwd` is executed once while PS1 is evaluated, which won't do what the requestoer asked (keyword: current) 2. `pwd` is executed on EVERY prompt. You don't want this either.