setting directory path within Cygwin profile

Glen Coakley gcoakley@mqsoftware.com
Tue Apr 3 12:25:00 GMT 2001


This depends on the shell you are using.

Assuming you are using bash:

	export PS1=\w


For more information

	man bash

search for PROMPT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Humeniuk [ mailto:phumes1@hotmail.com ]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 11:24 AM
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: setting directory path within Cygwin profile
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> How would I go about setting the prompt to be the login 
> directory path using 
> "export PS1=" within the C:\cygwin\etc\profile?
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