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From: keith@motel6.UUCP (Keith Packard)
Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Prompt showing current directory (just like DOS)
Message-ID: <197@motel6.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Nov-85 15:38:01 EST
Article-I.D.: motel6.197
Posted: Thu Nov 28 15:38:01 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 30-Nov-85 00:37:45 EST
References: <159@pyuxv.UUCP>
Reply-To: keith@motel6.UUCP (Keith Packard)
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In article <159@pyuxv.UUCP> you write:

>The following little script allows you to do the same thing
>in the Korn shell ("ksh")
>
>
>	function ncd {
>		alias cd=cd
>		cd $1
>		PS1="! $PWD >"
>		alias cd=ncd
>	}
>	alias cd=ncd
>	PS1=$PWD
>

It's far better to simply enclose cd in single quotes - the alias
will not be expanded so you don't need those other two aliases:

function ncd {
	'cd' $*
	PS1="! $PWD >"
}
alias cd=ncd

keith packard
tektronix!reed!motel6!keith