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From: des@uucsbb.UUCP (Don Shope)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: `pwd` in Shell prompt
Message-ID: <299@uucsbb.UUCP>
Date: 4 Apr 88 02:33:01 GMT
References: <12747@brl-adm.ARPA>
Reply-To: des@uucsbb.Blue Bell.UNISYS.COM (Don Shope)
Organization: Unisys Unix Support Services, Blue Bell, PA
Lines: 34
Summary: use a shell function to do it

In article <12747@brl-adm.ARPA> H235-017%IRLEARN.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Mark Humphrys) writes:
>...
>I want to get the current directory to be automatically included in the Shell
>prompt.


The easiest way I have found of accomplishing this is by using a
Bourne shell "function". The function can be defined in your .profile.
Below is a sample fragment of my .profile. The function is called "c".
Use it exactly as you would use the "cd" shell command, with one 
addition: The syntax "c -" will switch back to the previous directory
that you were in. Have fun.

----------------- cut here ----------- .profile fragment ----------
export PS1 ODIR
ODIR=$HOME

# function to put current directory as part of prompt. It also
# "remembers" the previous directory, and goes there via "c -". This
# version also displays the system name as part of the prompt, which is
# useful in a networking environment.
c () 
  {
  if [ "$1" = "-" ]; then
     DIR=$ODIR
  else
     DIR=$1
  fi
  ODIR=`pwd`
  cd $DIR 
  PS1=`uuname -l`"!"`pwd`"> "
  }
c       # set the prompt now

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