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From: ed@bee.austin.ibm.com (Ed Holley)
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Subject: Re: How To: set PS1 to show users "current" directory?
Keywords: AIX
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Date: 15 Apr 91 14:58:09 GMT
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Under the ksh, you can use

PS1='${PWD}> '

To get the equivalent of $p$g in dos.


In article <1991Apr13.025012.13451@shared.uucp>, davec@shared.uucp (Dave
Close) writes:
> Path: awdprime!auschs!romp!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!shared!davec
> From: davec@shared.uucp (Dave Close)
> Subject: Re: How To: set PS1 to show users "current" directory?
> Keywords: AIX
> Organization: Shared Financial Systems, Dallas, TX
> 
> In article <1599@msa3b.UUCP> mgphl@msa3b.UUCP (Michael Phillips) writes:
> >Trying to set up AIX on a PS/2 & have users that want their command
> >prompt to show their current directory (aka: $P$G in **DOS).


disclaimer: all views expressed are mine, not my employers.
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