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bash settings for path name in the title
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- Subject: bash settings for path name in the title
- From: "Peter Kabal" <Kabal at ece dot mcgill dot ca>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 18:40:51 -0500
I thought I would share some customizations of the bash shell window
(cywin-b20 under Windows NT)
1. To get the current path in the title of the window,
PROMPT_COMMAND='cmd /c title `dirs`'
2. As seen in this mailing list, set the terminal with
export TERM=linux
3. To get a prompt which stands out (reverse) among the lines of output
This assumes the terminal has been set to linux. In the example
the prompt is ">>>" in reverse, followed by a blank (not-reversed).
PS1="\e[7mPK:\e[27m "
4. Customize the color of the bash window to be different than a standard
command window.
Use the shortcut to "Cygwin B20". On the bash window, right-click the
title bar, choose "Properties" to customize the color. Also set the
layout to have a screen buffer size height of (say) 400, so you can
scroll back and look at output off the top of the window.
*** As you click OK, specify "Modify shortcut which started this
window". ***
Now all I need to figure out is how to get the man command not to print
<AD> (in reverse) at the ends of lines where it hyphenates.
Peter Kabal Kabal@ECE.McGill.CA (514) 398-7130
Electrical & Computer Engineering (514) 398-4470 (FAX)
McGill University
3480 University Street Montreal, Quebec Canada H3A 2A7
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