RE: Prompt in Korn shell

What do you use the sequence number at the end for?

Ron

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Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 11:07 AM
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Alex,
Sorry, about that messed up post. Hit send before completing the cut&paste:

Here is one way to do this:
PS1='$LOGNAME@$HOST:$PWD:${ORACLE_SID:-ORUNDEF} !--> '
export PS1

Split the string for PS1 in two lines.

Hope this helps.

Regards.

• Kirti Deshpande Verizon Information Services http://www.superpages.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hillman, Alex [SMTP:Alex.Hillman_at_usmint.treas.gov]
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:26 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Prompt in Korn shell
>
> Now I have another problem.
>
> export PS1='$LOGNAME@$HOST:$PWD:${ORACLE_SID:-ORUNDEF}\n!->' - result is:
>
> oracle8i_at_coin-app:/u01/app/psoft/PSTEST/appserv:PSTESTn133->
>
> instead of
>
> oracle8i_at_coin-app:/u01/app/psoft/PSTEST/appserv:PSTEST
> 133->
>
> Looks like it does not understand \n as a new line character.
>
> Any ideas please.
>
> Alex Hillman
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 4:26 PM
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>
>
> Anybody knows how to show current working directory and in general shell
> variable in Korn shell that prompt change when variable changes - for
> current working directory and ORACLE_SID for example. I know how to do it
> in
> bash but cannot do it right in Korn.
>
> Alex Hillman
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