Actually, in your example, below, "~" is the current working directory. "~" is the shortcut for your home directory. > How do I set the prompt in RHEL 4 so that it shows the current working > directory when you login and whenever you change directories. When I > initially log in it doesn't show me the home directory of the oracle > account. When I cd to /u01 it shows that in the prompt and then when I > cd to /u01/app it shows that but when I then cd to oracle it doesn't > show it. > > I have this command in my .bash_profile is this correct? > > export PS1="[\h:\w]$ " > > Thanks, > Dave Martini > LLNL > > [root@~]# su - oracle > [ct:~]$ > [ct:~]$ pwd > /u01/app/oracle > [ct:~]$ cd /u01 > [ct:/u01]$ cd app > [ct:/u01/app]$ cd oracle > [ct:~]$ > [ct:~]$ > [ct:~]$ > [ct:~]$ more .bash_profile > # .bash_profile > > # Get the aliases and functions > if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then > . ~/.bashrc > fi > > # User specific environment and startup programs > > PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin > > export PATH > unset USERNAME > export PS1="[\h:\w]$ " > [ct:~]$ > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit: https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update or send a blank email message to: site-update-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
