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From: asg@sage.cc.purdue.edu (The Grand Master)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: ksh prompt
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Date: 6 Mar 91 02:11:16 GMT
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In article <57993@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com> heiby@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com (Ron Heiby) writes:
}lvc@cbnews.att.com (lawrence.v.cipriani) writes:
}>I suggest the cd in function ch be quoted:
}
}>	function ch {
}>		if "cd" ${*:-''}
}...
}>so that a second ". $ENV" will not see 'ch' inside of function ch.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO MAKE IT SO HARD?????
The $PWD variable changes when you cd. 
ksh provides for another eval of the prompt string before printing it,
so all you have to do is quote the $ in $PWD like this:
PS1="\$PWD ->"
this will give you a prompt that includes the current directory and
is dynamic - and it is alot easier than a whole bunch of
kludged functions.
			Bruce
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