From: | Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com> |
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To: | gentoo-user@l.g.o |
Subject: | [gentoo-user] Why is PS1 (the console prompt) different for the root user? |
Date: | Sat, 10 Jun 2017 06:12:20 |
Message-Id: | ohg2jb$k3d$1@blaine.gmane.org |
1 | I noticed that the root prompt does not include the full path of the |
2 | current directory. Normal user: |
3 | |
4 | me@gentoopc ~ $ cd /usr/bin |
5 | me@gentoopc /usr/bin $ |
6 | |
7 | However, for root: |
8 | |
9 | gentoopc ~ # cd /usr/bin |
10 | gentoopc bin # |
11 | |
12 | So for users, I can see where I am ("/usr/bin"). For root, I cannot. It |
13 | just says "bin". |
14 | |
15 | Now, I can change it easily in /etc/bash/bashrc (not sure if that's the |
16 | correct place, but it works) by replacing "\W" with "\w". However, I'm |
17 | curious as to why "\W" is used for root. When I have several root logins |
18 | open (and I usually have to,) it makes it difficult to tell where I am. |
19 | It says "bin", but am I in /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, somewhere else? |
20 | |
21 | Is there a rationale for this? |
Subject | Author |
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Re: [gentoo-user] Why is PS1 (the console prompt) different for the root user? | Thanasis <thanasis@××××××××××.org> |
Re: [gentoo-user] Why is PS1 (the console prompt) different for the root user? | "Toralf Förster" <toralf@g.o> |
Re: [gentoo-user] Why is PS1 (the console prompt) different for the root user? | Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> |
Re: [gentoo-user] Why is PS1 (the console prompt) different for the root user? | Mart Raudsepp <leio@g.o> |
Re: [gentoo-user] Why is PS1 (the console prompt) different for the root user? | Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> |
[gentoo-user] Re: Why is PS1 (the console prompt) different for the root user? | Ian Zimmerman <itz@×××××××.net> |