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Question by santosh
Submitted on 8/4/2003
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how to convert the # in the terminal window to $?


Answer by tpcvasco
Submitted on 1/11/2004
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PS1="$"
U can put whatever string U want to apear. U can also put some codes, for exemple, to always apear the current directory. Ex: PS1="\w$"
Read more on
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/linuxcookbook/html/cookbook_5.html#SEC69

 

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