How To: set PS1 to show users "current" directory?

[Ed Holley]

Under the ksh, you can use

PS1='${PWD}> '

To get the equivalent of $p$g in dos.


In article <1991Apr13.025012.13451 at shared.uucp>, davec at shared.uucp (Dave
Close) writes:
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> From: davec at shared.uucp (Dave Close)
> Subject: Re: How To: set PS1 to show users "current" directory?
> Keywords: AIX
> Organization: Shared Financial Systems, Dallas, TX
> 
> In article <1599 at msa3b.UUCP> mgphl at msa3b.UUCP (Michael Phillips) writes:
> >Trying to set up AIX on a PS/2 & have users that want their command
> >prompt to show their current directory (aka: $P$G in **DOS).


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