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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4373- March  2, 2025
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SHELL PROMPT CONTROL 
Shell prompts to identify
 system and logged in users.
 
 The entries can be made in
 the /etc/profiles file that
 TELNET and interactive terminal
 logins use.
 
 If your SHELL=/bin/sh
 #for example SOLARIS
 
 PS1="`hostname1{$LOGNAME} "
 
 If your SHELL=/bin/bash
 # for example Linux
 
 PS1='\h:\w\$ '
 
 If your SHELL=/bin/zsh
 
 PS1="%m"%~%# "
 
 The details of environment
 variable assignments are usually
 documented in the man pages for
 the shell being used.
 
 You may wish to test the
 substitutions by spawning a
 subshell (issuing the sh, bash,
 zsh, ksh, ash or other shell
 command), then perform the
 environment variable substitution
 assignments and see what happens.
 When you are satisfied with the
 results, then place appropriate
 entries in the /etc/profile or
 startup script for your favorite shell program.
 
 This tip generously supported by:
 Steven.J.Hathaway@state.or.us
 
 
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