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From: rlp@druwa.ATT.COM (PrehnRL)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: How to put something on Status line
Summary: ATT4425 cwd on prompt is easy.
Keywords: csh,status,VT100
Message-ID: <6517@drutx.ATT.COM>
Date: 2 Nov 90 17:02:23 GMT
References: <152961@felix.UUCP> <1990Nov1.180501.3226@cbnewsl.att.com> <1990Nov2.144633.10734@cbnewsl.att.com>
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In article <1990Nov2.144633.10734@cbnewsl.att.com>, rbr@bonnie.ATT.COM (4197,ATTT) writes:
> Sorry, the text got lost on the last posting. The program is a highly
> stripped verion of "sysline".  I wrote this as an exercise to learn some
> curses.  I have tried all kinds of shell echo tricks to use the status
> line on my ATT 4425 without success.  This program does the job. Putting
> the CWD on the stat line is a good idea, its clumsy on the prompt.
> 
> Bob Rager


if you put the following function in a file (e.g. set4d)
#--------------------------
	_cd()
		{
		\cd "$@"
		DIR=`pwd`
		echo "\033\067\033[25;9H ${DIR}                                           \033\070\c"
		}
#--------------------------
and in your .kshrc file:
#--------------------------
	alias cd=_cd
	. set4d
#--------------------------
You will get the current directory on the status line.


While I'm at it, the following script works for the AT&T ctrm
HP2621 terminal emulator:
#--------------------------
	_cd()
		{
		\cd "$@"
		X=`echo "                                        $PWD"\
		|cut -c$((${#PWD}/2))-$((40+${#PWD}))`
		echo "\033&P10 2$X\000\c"
		unset X
		}
#--------------------------

Lastly for AT&T 630 terminals
#--------------------------
	_cd()
		{
		\cd "$@"
		DIR=`pwd`
		SIZE=`expr "${DIR}" : '.*'`
		echo "\033[?${SIZE};2v${DIR}\c"
		}
#--------------------------

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