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From: noraa@cbnewsk.att.com (aaron.l.hoffmeyer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: ksh prompt
Message-ID: <1991Mar8.011110.2378@cbnewsk.att.com>
Date: 8 Mar 91 01:11:10 GMT
References: <1991Mar4.133215.12269@cbnews.att.com> <57993@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com> <7365@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
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In article <7365@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> asg@sage.cc.purdue.edu (The Grand Master) writes:
>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 
>			Bruce

OK.  That's solved.  Now -> I like to have my p[rompt in reverse video
(and in distinct colors when I am working on a terminal with those
capabilities).  Anyway, for the terminal I use the most, this is my PS1
definition:

export PS1=`print - "\`tput smso\`\`tput blink\` ${SYSNAME}-> \`tput sgr0\` "`

How do I get the \$PWD in my PS1 definition to be printed in reverse
video?

Aaron L. Hoffmeyer
TR@CBNEA.ATT.COM