SUMMARY: Default directory

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• Subject: SUMMARY: Default directory
• From: most_ya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 09:25:22 -0800
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Hi,

I received many suggestions but the simplest way is as following:

PS1="`whoami`@`hostname`[\${PWD}]"

Many thanks to all of you.

Yaseen
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>From: 	Yaseen Mostamand - EXC
>Sent: 	Wednesday, April 02, 1997 4:53 PM
>To: 	alpha-osf-managers@xxxxxxxx
>Subject: 	Default directory
>
>Hi Folks,
>
>I am new with Digital UNIX. In my .profile, I have a command line as
>following:
>PS1="`hostname`:`whoami`[`pwd`]"
>
>When I login, the prompt shows the host-name, user-name and my default
>directory but when I change the directory the prompt still show as I am
>in my home directory. 
>
>What I would like to see is when I change my directory my prompt should
>change to the current directory as well. Do I miss something in here?
>
>Thanks,
>Yaseen 
>

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