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From: tron1@tronsbox.UUCP (HIM)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: PS1='$
Message-ID: <25a56e70:639.1comp.unix.questions;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jan 90 07:00:53 GMT
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>I noticed in a recent discussion that using PS1='${PWD}' will cause the
>working directory path to become the UNIX prompt.  This works fine, but

Certainly didn't work for ME!

(ISC 2.0.2 "sh")

Try this

PS1=[`pwd`]`echo " $ "`

to get 

[/usr/foo] $ 

for a login

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