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From: gilbert@necbsd.NEC.COM (Russell Gilbert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Getting UNIX prompt to display current directory (Answers)
Message-ID: <87@necbsd.NEC.COM>
Date: 20 Mar 89 19:09:10 GMT
References: <2455@lindy.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: NEC America Inc.
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From article <2455@lindy.Stanford.EDU>, by news@lindy.Stanford.EDU (News Service):
> ) In MS-DOS there is a very easy way to get the current directory displayed as
> ) part of the prompt  (prompt $p).  In UNIX, there is certainly no
> ) straightforward way to do this.  Can anyone think of a tricky way? 

In K-shell, in my .profile, I use:     PS1='$PWD> '

In C-shell, in my .login, I use:

   if ($?prompt) then
      set X=`pwd`
      set prompt="$X>C> "
   alias cd 'cd \!*; set X=`pwd`; set prompt = "$X> "'

RG