Bash Prompt: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
=External= | =External= | ||
* https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/100959/how-can-i-change-my-bash-prompt-to-show-my-working-directory | * https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/100959/how-can-i-change-my-bash-prompt-to-show-my-working-directory | ||
* https://linuxconfig.org/bash-prompt-basics | |||
=Internal= | =Internal= | ||
Revision as of 03:38, 16 July 2020
External
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/100959/how-can-i-change-my-bash-prompt-to-show-my-working-directory
- https://linuxconfig.org/bash-prompt-basics
Internal
Overview
Set PS1 environment variable in .bashrc. PS1 is a primary prompt variable. PS2 bash shell variable is a secondary prompt. This prompt is displayed if the shell waits for a user input.
If used in PS1 definition, the following control character are rendered to various pieces of information:
- \w working directory
- \u username
- \H host name
- \h host name up to the first "."