Prompt showing current directory (just like DOS)

[Craig Miller]

In article <159 at pyuxv.UUCP> cim2 at pyuxv.UUCP (Robert L. Fair) writes:
>
>	function ncd {
>		alias cd=cd
>		cd $1
>		PS1="! $PWD >"
>		alias cd=ncd
>	}
>	alias cd=ncd
>	PS1=$PWD

	Another neat thing about ksh is that it checks the PS1 variable
	for $var stuff before it prints it out.  So, the same thing could
	be implemented like this:

		PS1="! \$PWD >"

	(notice that the backslash is needed...)

>Robert L. Fair				
>Bell Communications Research/ C.H.C
>Piscataway 
>N.J.
>(pyuxv!cim2)


-- 
	Craig Miller
	UUCP: ..!ihnp4!we53!busch!dcm
	The Anheuser-Busch Companies; St. Louis, Mo.

- Since I'm a consultant here and not an Anheuser-Busch employee, my
  views (or lack of) are strictly my own.