Customizing the prompt in csh/tcsh
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I'm trying to customize the prompt in tcsh shell.
for instance say if I were at a directory which is 7 levels deep from the home/user, the prompt displays as below
home/user/L1/L2/L3/L4/L5/L6/L7 >
but I want the prompt to be like this (home/user and the last two directories only )
home/user/.../L6/L7 >
linux prompt tcsh csh
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I'm trying to customize the prompt in tcsh shell.
for instance say if I were at a directory which is 7 levels deep from the home/user, the prompt displays as below
home/user/L1/L2/L3/L4/L5/L6/L7 >
but I want the prompt to be like this (home/user and the last two directories only )
home/user/.../L6/L7 >
linux prompt tcsh csh
edited Aug 21 at 0:52
Rui F Ribeiro
35.2k1270113
asked Jan 22 at 3:26
Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
1
FYI csh/tcsh is a terrible shell for interactive use, and even worse for programming. See CSH PROGRAMMING CONSIDERED HARMFUL (note:tcshfixes some but not all of the bugs ofcsh, but still has the same design flaws). It is highly recommended to usebash,ksh, orzshinstead...and limit your scripts to using only POSIXshfeatures if you want to write portable scripts.
– cas
Jan 22 at 3:41
Hi Craig Thank yo so much for the info.
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 22 at 3:55
You can limit the expansion of the CWD to n trailing directories by replacing~byc0norC0nin yourprompt- but I don't know a way to trim intermediate directories in the way you are asking. See for example Customizing your shell prompt
– steeldriver
Jan 22 at 17:09
@steeldriver thanks man
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 23 at 6:29
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I'm trying to customize the prompt in tcsh shell.
for instance say if I were at a directory which is 7 levels deep from the home/user, the prompt displays as below
home/user/L1/L2/L3/L4/L5/L6/L7 >
but I want the prompt to be like this (home/user and the last two directories only )
home/user/.../L6/L7 >
linux prompt tcsh csh
edited Aug 21 at 0:52
Rui F Ribeiro
35.2k1270113
asked Jan 22 at 3:26
Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
1
I'm trying to customize the prompt in tcsh shell.
for instance say if I were at a directory which is 7 levels deep from the home/user, the prompt displays as below
home/user/L1/L2/L3/L4/L5/L6/L7 >
but I want the prompt to be like this (home/user and the last two directories only )
home/user/.../L6/L7 >
linux prompt tcsh csh
edited Aug 21 at 0:52
Rui F Ribeiro
35.2k1270113
asked Jan 22 at 3:26
Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
1
edited Aug 21 at 0:52
Rui F Ribeiro
35.2k1270113
edited Aug 21 at 0:52
Rui F Ribeiro
35.2k1270113
edited Aug 21 at 0:52
Rui F Ribeiro
35.2k1270113
35.2k1270113
asked Jan 22 at 3:26
Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
1
asked Jan 22 at 3:26
Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
1
asked Jan 22 at 3:26
Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
1
1
FYI csh/tcsh is a terrible shell for interactive use, and even worse for programming. See CSH PROGRAMMING CONSIDERED HARMFUL (note:tcshfixes some but not all of the bugs ofcsh, but still has the same design flaws). It is highly recommended to usebash,ksh, orzshinstead...and limit your scripts to using only POSIXshfeatures if you want to write portable scripts.
– cas
Jan 22 at 3:41
Hi Craig Thank yo so much for the info.
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 22 at 3:55
You can limit the expansion of the CWD to n trailing directories by replacing~byc0norC0nin yourprompt- but I don't know a way to trim intermediate directories in the way you are asking. See for example Customizing your shell prompt
– steeldriver
Jan 22 at 17:09
@steeldriver thanks man
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 23 at 6:29
add a comment |Â
FYI csh/tcsh is a terrible shell for interactive use, and even worse for programming. See CSH PROGRAMMING CONSIDERED HARMFUL (note:tcshfixes some but not all of the bugs ofcsh, but still has the same design flaws). It is highly recommended to usebash,ksh, orzshinstead...and limit your scripts to using only POSIXshfeatures if you want to write portable scripts.
– cas
Jan 22 at 3:41
Hi Craig Thank yo so much for the info.
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 22 at 3:55
You can limit the expansion of the CWD to n trailing directories by replacing~byc0norC0nin yourprompt- but I don't know a way to trim intermediate directories in the way you are asking. See for example Customizing your shell prompt
– steeldriver
Jan 22 at 17:09
@steeldriver thanks man
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 23 at 6:29
FYI csh/tcsh is a terrible shell for interactive use, and even worse for programming. See CSH PROGRAMMING CONSIDERED HARMFUL (note:
tcsh fixes some but not all of the bugs of csh, but still has the same design flaws). It is highly recommended to use bash, ksh, or zsh instead...and limit your scripts to using only POSIX sh features if you want to write portable scripts.– cas
Jan 22 at 3:41
FYI csh/tcsh is a terrible shell for interactive use, and even worse for programming. See CSH PROGRAMMING CONSIDERED HARMFUL (note:
tcsh fixes some but not all of the bugs of csh, but still has the same design flaws). It is highly recommended to use bash, ksh, or zsh instead...and limit your scripts to using only POSIX sh features if you want to write portable scripts.– cas
Jan 22 at 3:41
Hi Craig Thank yo so much for the info.
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 22 at 3:55
Hi Craig Thank yo so much for the info.
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 22 at 3:55
You can limit the expansion of the CWD to n trailing directories by replacing
~ by c0n or C0n in your prompt - but I don't know a way to trim intermediate directories in the way you are asking. See for example Customizing your shell prompt– steeldriver
Jan 22 at 17:09
You can limit the expansion of the CWD to n trailing directories by replacing
~ by c0n or C0n in your prompt - but I don't know a way to trim intermediate directories in the way you are asking. See for example Customizing your shell prompt– steeldriver
Jan 22 at 17:09
@steeldriver thanks man
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 23 at 6:29
@steeldriver thanks man
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 23 at 6:29
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FYI csh/tcsh is a terrible shell for interactive use, and even worse for programming. See CSH PROGRAMMING CONSIDERED HARMFUL (note:
tcshfixes some but not all of the bugs ofcsh, but still has the same design flaws). It is highly recommended to usebash,ksh, orzshinstead...and limit your scripts to using only POSIXshfeatures if you want to write portable scripts.– cas
Jan 22 at 3:41
Hi Craig Thank yo so much for the info.
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 22 at 3:55
You can limit the expansion of the CWD to n trailing directories by replacing
~byc0norC0nin yourprompt- but I don't know a way to trim intermediate directories in the way you are asking. See for example Customizing your shell prompt– steeldriver
Jan 22 at 17:09
@steeldriver thanks man
– Venkatanathan Ramamurthi
Jan 23 at 6:29