[olug] Unix Tip: CSH PROMPT SETTING

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			Unix Tip 2034 - July 27, 2003

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CSH PROMPT SETTING

In (t)csh, here is a better way to 
set your prompt to always let you 
know where on the system you are.  
In your .cshrc file, add
or set the following line:

   set prompt = "%m%/% "

This way, whenever you press return, 
or a job finishes, the prompt will 
always tell you where you are, 
without having to change directories 
first.  Of extra usefulness, the '%m%' 
token expands to the machine name.  
If you work on a multimachine system, 
knowing which machine you're on is 
usually of more immediate importance 
than where on the machine you are.



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