From: Baloff <washdc@wash.edu>
Subject: Re: changing a shell prompt
Date: 30 Aug 2005 17:38:21 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wtm3kh76.fsf@wash.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8764tob9tt.fsf@thalassa.informatimago.com
Pascal Bourguignon <spam@mouse-potato.com> writes:
> Baloff <washdc@wash.edu> writes:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > in trying to change my shell prompt, I created a file .emacs_bash
> > since my shell is bash
> > $which bash
> > /bin/bash
> >
> > when I M-x shell
> > I still don't get the new prompt I specified in the file .emacs_bash
>
> And what do you put in ~/.emacs_bash?
set prompt="emacs:$"
>
> For example, I've got this:
>
> alias less=cat ; alias more=cat ; echo Hi! ; PS1='PROMT>'
>
> and when I M-x shell, I get:
>
> [pjb@thalassa pjb]$ Hi!
> PROMT> echo 'Howdy?'
> Howdy?
> PROMT>
>
>
> --
> __Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/
>
> In a World without Walls and Fences,
> who needs Windows and Gates?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-08-30 7:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-08-29 22:31 changing a shell prompt Baloff
2005-08-29 23:30 ` Pascal Bourguignon
2005-08-30 7:38 ` Baloff [this message]
2005-08-30 7:40 ` Pascal Bourguignon
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