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From: hooverm@sysjj.mdcbbs.com (SQUID 6 on the DARK side)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: How to redefine PROMPT to show current working directory
Message-ID: <1990Nov1.131328.1@sysjj.mdcbbs.com>
Date: 1 Nov 90 13:13:28 GMT
Organization: McDonnell Douglas M&E, Cypress CA
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I've set up an alias as shown below:

	alias cd "cd \!*; set prompt = $LOGNAME-`hostname`'${cwd}%' "

When I do a cd , I expect to see my current working directory.  This works
fine until I drop down into a subdir.  What I expect to see is my FULL path
name all the way down to the subdir like this:

	hooverm-ntscam1/home/ntscam/hoover/work%

Instead I get this, no matter where I am:

	hooverm-ntscam1/home/ntscam/hoover%

I'm sure its simple, but I can't see the woods for the trees.

			Mark <o===6