Programming :: Change The Prompt Of Shell Through C?
Oct 30, 2010I have an assignment that I have to change the prompt of shell through C.
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General :: Change My Default Shell Prompt?
Jul 8, 2010I have looked almost everywhere for how to change my default shell prompt. When I open my bash shell, the prompt is [fedora-dev@Fedora-Dev Documents]$. I would like it to open at fedora-dev@Fedora-Dev]$.
Can someone tell me where to change this at. I have looked in .bashrc, etc/profile, and environmental variables.
Debian Configuration :: Change Prompt Color In Bash Shell?
Jan 13, 2010I am getting more and more comfortable working with the shell, thus I would like to change its prompt color to my liking, as it will be easier for me to distinguish commands vs. outputs.
I've read a couple of instructions of how to change the .bashrc file and am familiar with what the codes in PS1 mean. Except, this file can be intimidating to newbie eyes.
Where exactly on the file is it that I need to make the change?
Here is what I am trying to do. I would like my prompt to like exactly like the prompt I use in Backtrack - which consist in two different colors, one for the host and another for the pwd. Here is what the Backtrack .bashrc file looks like:
# /etc/profile: This file contains system-wide defaults used by
# all Bourne (and related) shells.
# Set the values for some environment variables:
export MINICOM="-c on"
export MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/man:/usr/X11R6/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/bin/man:/usr/share/man
export HOSTNAME="`cat /etc/HOSTNAME`"
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I also read that in order to have the same results when I log in as root, I will have to copy the modified .bashrc file into /root
Programming :: Put A Variable In The $PS1 Prompt That Will Change Each Time A Command Is Run?
Feb 11, 2011I would like to put a variable in the $PS1 prompt that will change each time a command is run. I want the color of the $PS1 prompt to change each time a command is run.I know that I can do this:
Code:
PS1="h@w # "
## "#" is changes every time a command is run
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Programming :: Shell Script And Administration Of A System - Change Or Set The IP Address And Subnet Mask
Aug 26, 2010tasks of an administrative level that we can use Shell Script to automate them. It's a kind of homework for me to figure out how to automate those tasks. Using PHP and Shell Script design and develop a Web Interface to change or set the IP Address and Subnet Mask of the UNIX / Linux System. The related services must be restarted automatically for the new IP Address and Subnet Mask to take effect. No user name and password should be asked for when using that Web Interface. How would you do it?
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Jul 28, 2010I changed the default SUSE prompt setting by modifying the shell variable PS1 to display the following information:
u : the username of the current user
h : the hostname up to the first '.'
w : the current working directory, with $HOME abbreviated with a tilde
I used export command to setup a new shell prompt:
export PS1="[u@h: w]$ " To add colors to the shell prompt and make a regular user prompt blue I used the following command syntax:export PS1="e[0;34m[u@h: w]$ e[m "
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General :: Coloring The Z Shell But Don't Color Prompt
Mar 7, 2010Because I have to stare at my command prompt all the time on my computer, it should look at least half-decent, so I am trying to get it colored. The expected outcome is as seen on this site. I have the colors I want set in my .Xdefaults file, but they of course do not color my prompt.
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General :: How To Minimize Bash Shell Prompt
Oct 26, 2010Currently the terminal prompt looks like this:[karlis@karlis-desktop current_folder]$How can I minimize the prompt, so that it only shows $ or # without extra info in square brackets?I checked the preferences for the default Gnome-Terminal and Terminator - there are no settings for this. It is pretty hard to use terminal when working in directories with long names.
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Apr 8, 2010I just added a new user to my ubuntu by:
useradd -gdevelopers -d/home/peter -m peter
when peter logs in (after I created a passwd for him) he doesn't see the shell as I do:
me:
adhg@server:~$
peter
$
ALSO, he can't user the TAB to move inside a folder (when you type cs /home/p and use tab to get /home/peter)
Ubuntu :: Permanently Keep Colored Shell Prompt?
Nov 3, 2010After I succesfully instaled ubuntu 10.04 server, I applied
export PC1="[e[36;1m]u@[e[31;1m]h:w$ [e[32m"
and my prompt was nice and colorfull. But, when I make logout and login, my prompt appears all green ([e[32m.) After restart, nevertheless, it looses color settings (of course) and appears plain white.
What should I do in order to keep my prompt color settings permanently?
General :: Shell Script To Prompt Customer ?
Oct 20, 2010I need to create a shell script called 'custinfo' to prompt a customer to enter and display back the following: name, age, address, phone number, and product.
Below is what i have so far.
General :: Shell Script To Prompt For Input
Jun 14, 2011I would like to run some existing scripts and send it to a text file:
Note: 'script' is an exist shell script
Note: '/opt/2011jun15/my.db' auto generates everyday with only changes to the directory 2011jun15 base on the current date
currently i will need to run the script manually and make changes to the path below, change directory name 2011jun15 daily and text file new2011jun15.txt ./script -f /opt/2011jun15/my.db > new2011jun15.txt
Am i able to write a shell script to prompt me for a change of path for only '2011jun15' and 'new2011jun15.txt'?
It will be great if i can automate the whole process?
General :: Show Only The Parent Folder In The Shell Prompt?
Aug 8, 2011Whenever I go inside a directory in Linux, it shows the file path at prompt like:
root@vivek-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:/var/www/abc/def/
How can I change it to show short names instead?
Ubuntu :: Unresponsive Keyboard At Root Shell Prompt?
Jan 28, 2011I have no user name or password and cannot log in. In recovery mode, I after I enter "drop to root shell prompt" my keyboard does not respond when I try to "give root password for maintenance" or try to enter "Control-D" at the blinking cursor.
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May 31, 2010I have a problem when tried to upgrade my fedora 12 to fedora 13...
I run this command :
su -
yum update rpm ---- running success
yum -y update --- running success
After this, my laptop hang so i force to shutdown by pressed power button ! Next problem which is after i boot my laptop, it always shows me, GRUB prompt shell, GRUB > (commands GRUB) !
Code:
GNU GRUB version 0.97 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
[ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
completions of a device/filename. ]
grub>
I already run this command :
Code:
grub> find /grub/grub.conf
(hd0,5)
grub> root (hd0,5)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 30 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
Running "install /grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+30 p (hd0,5)/grub/stage2 /grub/menu
.lst"... succeeded
Done.
But when I reboot, it always shown me GRUB prompt shell.
General :: Unix - Making Shell Prompt Show Last Return Value
May 30, 2011I'm currently on a Linux machine and the shell prompt is showing me the last return value and number of executed commands (picture included, with these numbers shown in purple).
My own computer doesn't have this, how can I configure it? I'm using Xubunto, if more details are needed let me know -- I'm not much of a Linux user (I don't know what's relevant here).
CentOS 5 Server :: FreeNX - Cannot Get Shell Prompt In GNOME Terminal Window
Jun 9, 2010I've created a brand new CentOS 5.4 (Final) 64bit machine AMI on Amazon EC2. This was based off an existing image. I was able to follow the wiki to add NX server. I am using WIN XP desktop for NX client.
I can connect to the EC2 machine and get the GNOME desktop fine. I see the usual CentOS desktop and poke around.
Q/Problem:
I expected to open the Terminal window and get a shell prompt to su into root user (I need to be root to install some software that needs GUI). I do not want to install this from my plain SSH connection to EC2 (hence the NX server etc.).
When I open the Terminal window, all I get is the NX>105 prompt. I need to get to a shell prompt so I can su into root. For life of me, I cannot get around this prompt (I looked at NX documentation too). Note that this is a prompt NOT on client but on the remote machine. I do not need this as I'm already authenticated and logged in to remote GNOME desktop.
Obviously the TERMINAL is running some NX start up script (I've no idea which one). If there is some other way to sudo into root?
Programming :: Shell Scripting / Create A Shell Script Similar To Ls?
Jun 5, 2011I am trying to create a shell script similar to ls, but which only lists directories. I have the first half working (no argument version), but trying to make it accept an argument, I am failing. My logic is sound I think, but I'm missing something on the syntax.
Code:
if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
d=`pwd`
for i in * ; do
if test -d $d/$i ; then
echo "$i:"
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Programming :: Bash-shell-like Less Functionality In The Python Shell?
Jun 25, 2010Is there some type of functional way to read things in the Python shell interpreter similar to less or more in the bash (and other) command line shells?
Example:
Code:
>>> import subprocess
>>> help(subprocess)
...
[pages of stuff to read]
...
I'm hoping so as I hate scrolling and love how less works with simple keystrokes for page-up/page-down/searching etc.
Ubuntu :: Change Prompt In Terminal?
Oct 1, 2010It appears to me that with the default .bashrc the user, computer, and working directory are shown in the title. If so, I see no need for that info in the prompt (space waster).
If this is always true, how do I change my prompt to simply "$" and the root prompt to simply "#"?
Ubuntu :: Possible To Change Login Prompt?
Dec 19, 2010I managed to change the background by copying over a new image file to some directory. However, there is still the big boring login window. Is there any way to change that? I'd like something darker, and smaller. I copied over the image file to /usr/share/backgrounds/warty-final-ubuntu.png My image file was actually a jpeg file, but copying it over to /usr/share/backgrounds/warty-final-ubuntu.png posed no problems.
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Jul 6, 2011This might be simple but i am unable to find an answer anyplace online. How do you change the terminal login prompt on a Ubuntu server?Right now when you go to log into the server it displays:<old_servername> login:
I would like it to just display login without the server name or the new server name. I am not sure how that info go in the login prompt to begin.
General :: Change Default Prompt
Dec 15, 2009I am using Puppy Version 430.I want to change the default prompt from # to the current working directory followed by one space. I can do this by opening a console window and entering PS1="w " How do I force this to persist when I restart the computer.
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May 29, 2011I'm trying to change the Xfce Terminal Emulator prompt from bash-4.1$ to something like what kconsole has. If i issue a /bin/bash -l in the terminal, then I get the prompt and the colors that I want, but I'd like this to automagically happen when I click the Terminal icon in the Xfce panel.This is for Slackware 13.37 (32bit) and Terminal 0.4.6
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Dec 3, 2010I looked into my shell 'profile' on my running lenny and copied the PS1 definition over to my [virtual] new squeeze machine, but astoundingly, the prompt does not change!
The prompt always remains to be like this:${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}u@h:w$
This does definitively not stem from 'profile' and I cannot find, where it is defined and how I can override this. If I do it interactively, in a terminal [terminal running in Gnome], it works like expected. In that script, even if I use 'unset PS1',followed by PS1= ... / export PS1, it does not change,Someone with the knowledge and/or a good idea would be great!
General :: Change Bash Prompt On Ubuntu?
Feb 2, 2011I have one account on an Ubuntu server with the correct PS1 variable and I want to make one of my other accounts on the same server have the same PS1 variable, so that my prompt on this new account (when I ssh into the machine) is the same as the original account.
Is there a way that I can pass this PS1 variable between accounts so the prompt is the same?
I have tried printing it out, copying the output, and then reassigning it to PS1 on the new account, but it just doesn't work.
Here is what is printed when I type echo $PS1:
[e]0;u@h: wa]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}[�33[01;32m]u@h[�33[00m]:[�33[01;34m]w[�33[00m]$
I want to assign that prompt (shown above) to my new account.
Ubuntu Installation :: Prompt To Re-boot Or Something To See The Change?
Feb 22, 2010I downloaded Ubuntu and was expecting a prompt to re-boot or something to see the change. Nothing happened. I am still in Vista. Where did I go wrong?
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Feb 7, 2011I program in C with geany and two terminals open; one to compile and one to test the compiled program. The thing is that it's hard to the eyes to keep track of the messages and such when the terminal prompt is too long:
Code:
manos@manos-desktop:/media/Iomega1TB/Documents/UNI/Datastrukturer och Algoritmer/labbar/lab1$
How can I change that to something minimal? I don't want a permanent solution as all other times I want to be aware of the current path.
General :: Bash Prompt Doesn't Change From $ To # For Su
Jan 25, 2011I'm trying to change the bash prompt and based on the man pages $ should show a $ which changes to a # for a SU. However, this doesn't happen on my machine, it's $ for both user and SU.The line in .bashrc is:export PS1="u@h:w$"
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Dec 11, 2009I am using ubuntu 8.04. At login prompt my screen resolution is 1024x768 which makes letters look so small how can I change it 800x600.In my user account I have set it to 800x600 using system>preferences>screen resolution.
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