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From: yzarn@lhdsy1.chevron.com (Philip Yzarn de Louraille)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: Pretty prompt
Message-ID: <962@lhdsy1.chevron.com>
Date: 16 Jun 91 05:41:25 GMT
References: <1991Jun13.163726.10604@umiami.ir.miami.edu>
Organization: Chevron Oil Field Research, La Habra, CA.
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In article <1991Jun13.163726.10604@umiami.ir.miami.edu> rfrost@umiami.ir.miami.edu writes:
>How do I get a prompt which will always show the current directory.
>For example:
>
>     /usr/rfrost>

On Ultrix, and using the csh, I use:

set prompt="`echo $cwd`>"
alias cd      cd \!\* \; set prompt='"`echo $cwd`>"'
alias pushd   pushd \!\* \; set prompt='"`echo $cwd`>"'
alias popd    popd \!\* \; set prompt='"`echo $cwd`>"'
You could replace echo $cwd by pwd, but it is slower and won't always
show you what you want, especially if you have directories that have
symbolic links to somewhere else.
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  Philip Yzarn de Louraille                 Internet: yzarn@chevron.com
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