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From: phunehehe on 11 Apr 2010 23:15 Hello, Do you feel the long full path annoying when working with deeply nested folders? I see somebody have only the current folder name only (as opposed to the whole full path), but I don't know how to config konsole like that. Some help please? Thanks
From: Henrik Carlqvist on 12 Apr 2010 01:55 phunehehe <phunehehe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I see somebody have only the current folder name only > (as opposed to the whole full path), but I don't know how to config > konsole like that. Some help please? The following works if you are using bash for your shell: export PS1="\u@\h:\W\$" regards Henrik -- The address in the header is only to prevent spam. My real address is: hc3(at)poolhem.se Examples of addresses which go to spammers: root(a)localhost postmaster(a)localhost
From: Sidney Lambe on 12 Apr 2010 03:03 On alt.os.linux.slackware, Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist(a)deadspam.com> wrote: > phunehehe <phunehehe(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> I see somebody have only the current folder name only >> (as opposed to the whole full path), but I don't know how to config >> konsole like that. Some help please? "Folders" are found in Windows. In Linux we have "directories". > The following works if you are using bash for your shell: > > export PS1="\u@\h:\W\$" > That'll work for him. I like to put everything but the simplest prompt on one line and that prompt on the next: PS1='\[ESC[1m\u:\w:\j\n\$ESC[0m\]' root:/usr/doc/sed-4.1.5:0 # That way you can have long directory listings _and_ a lot of space at the prompt. Those "ESC" are literal escapes, Ctrl-[. Different editors create them in different ways. They are a part of what makes the prompt display in bold. I like having it stand out on the screen. That last number :0, is how many backgrounded processes (Ctrl-z, etc.) there are in this window. Sid
From: William Hunt on 12 Apr 2010 05:24 On Sun, 11 Apr 2010, phunehehe wrote: > Do you feel the long full path annoying when working with deeply > nested folders? I see somebody have only the current folder name only > (as opposed to the whole full path), but I don't know how to config > konsole like that. Some help please? > Thanks simple answer: what Henrik says. or, if you want to know what and how, read man bash, the section "PROMPTING", which tells how to put together a prompt, and a list of codes you can use. Also a quick look at references to PS1. system-wide config is in /etc/profile Myself I like to color code prompts for different users. I use yellow on red for root, green on black for user account. root: export PS1='\[\033[41;1;33m\]:\w\$\[\033[0m\] ' user: export PS1='\[\033[1;32m\]\h\w\$\[\033[0m\] ' HTH -- William Hunt, Portland Oregon USA
From: phunehehe on 13 Apr 2010 05:31
On Apr 12, 12:55 pm, Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqv...(a)deadspam.com> wrote: > phunehehe <phuneh...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I see somebody have only the current folder name only > > (as opposed to the whole full path), but I don't know how to config > > konsole like that. Some help please? > > The following works if you are using bash for your shell: > > export PS1="\u@\h:\W\$" > > regards Henrik > -- > The address in the header is only to prevent spam. My real address is: > hc3(at)poolhem.se Examples of addresses which go to spammers: > root(a)localhost postmaster(a)localhost Thanks Henrik, it works for me. |