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On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 04:06:19PM +0000, James wrote |
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> Walter Dnes <waltdnes <at> waltdnes.org> writes: |
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> > In your bash profile (if you use bash), howsabout |
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> > export PS1='[\h][\u][\w]' |
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> > Actually, I go for a fancy "technicolour prompt" |
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> > export |
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> > PS1='[\[\033[01;32m\]\h\[\033[00m\]][\[\033[01;34m\]\u\ |
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> > [\033[00m\]][\[\033[01;36m\]\w\[\033[00m\]]' |
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> > Either way, the host name shows up at the beginning of the prompt. |
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> I like to see the IP addresses of the systems I've sshd into. I work on a |
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> myriad of embedded and small systems, so IP addresses works best for me. |
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In that case, try something like |
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export PS1='[\[\033[01;32m\]192.168.0.1\033[00m\]][\[\033[01;34m\]\u\[\033[00m\]][\[\033[01;36m\]\w\[\033[00m\]]' |
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If you have to determine it after logging in, you can export an |
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environment variable to PS1, e.g. |
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export PS1="[\$FOO]$ " |
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***NOTE THE LEADING BACKSLASH*** See |
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7359652/how-to-insert-an-environment-variable-inside-the-bash-prompt |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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