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From: mike@VAX.OIT.UDEL.EDU ("Michael J. Porter")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Set prompt
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Date: 28 Jan 88 15:39:00 GMT
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Reply-To: "Michael J. Porter" <mike@vax.oit.udel.edu>
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A user recently asked how to get a default device and directory into
their prompt:

$ x	= F$ENVIR( "DEFAULT" )
$ SET PROMPT="''x'"

Will work.  You can have spaces in a prompt, the default prompt is
"$" plus a space.
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Michael Porter
Systems Programmer
Univeristy of Delaware
Newark, DE      19716

Phone:     (302) 451-6040
Internet:  mike@vax.oit.udel.edu
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