Put your assignment of a value to the PS1 variable in the .bashrc file in your home directory along with any other setup you want for your bash shell. Phhil. -----Original Message----- From: blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeffery Mewtamer Sent: 26 October 2016 23:44 To: Linux for blind general discussion Subject: Re: Some dumb questions born of frustration I too would like to know how to change the default prompt, but just in case you weren't aware, typing PS1=$ will do what you want, though it will only last for the current terminal session. -- Sincerely, Jeffery Wright President Emeritus, Nu Nu Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa. Former Secretary, Student Government Association, College of the Albemarle. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list