PS1 or PROMPT refusing to change in zsh
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I enter in zsh:
% PS1=">>> "
But for some reason, the prompt is still the same:
% echo $PS1
%B%Fred%(?..%? )%f%b%B%Fblue%n%f%b@%m %B%40<..<%~%<< %b%#
Same thing with PROMPT.
It works well in bash and sh. How do I fix it?
zsh prompt
edited Feb 5 at 20:26
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I enter in zsh:
% PS1=">>> "
But for some reason, the prompt is still the same:
% echo $PS1
%B%Fred%(?..%? )%f%b%B%Fblue%n%f%b@%m %B%40<..<%~%<< %b%#
Same thing with PROMPT.
It works well in bash and sh. How do I fix it?
zsh prompt
edited Feb 5 at 20:26
Kusalananda
132k17253416
asked Feb 4 at 19:38
CansicoCansico
314
Do you have perhaps some pre- or post-command hook that's overwriting yourPS1?
– DopeGhoti
Feb 4 at 19:40
I'm not sure what a hook is, I'm gonna check
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 19:41
Oh-my-zsh isnt installed, neither a zsh theme configuration
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 20:09
Runzsh -f, and then try. It will invoke new shell without looking into any initialization files. If that works then it means some part of your startup file overwrites the prompt (preexecandprecmdfunctions are the most suspicious here).
– jimmij
Feb 4 at 22:58
Also interesting is that thePS1shown does not produce a single%as shown.
– JdeBP
Feb 4 at 23:18
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I enter in zsh:
% PS1=">>> "
But for some reason, the prompt is still the same:
% echo $PS1
%B%Fred%(?..%? )%f%b%B%Fblue%n%f%b@%m %B%40<..<%~%<< %b%#
Same thing with PROMPT.
It works well in bash and sh. How do I fix it?
zsh prompt
edited Feb 5 at 20:26
Kusalananda
132k17253416
asked Feb 4 at 19:38
CansicoCansico
314
I enter in zsh:
% PS1=">>> "
But for some reason, the prompt is still the same:
% echo $PS1
%B%Fred%(?..%? )%f%b%B%Fblue%n%f%b@%m %B%40<..<%~%<< %b%#
Same thing with PROMPT.
It works well in bash and sh. How do I fix it?
zsh prompt
zsh prompt
edited Feb 5 at 20:26
Kusalananda
132k17253416
asked Feb 4 at 19:38
CansicoCansico
314
edited Feb 5 at 20:26
Kusalananda
132k17253416
asked Feb 4 at 19:38
CansicoCansico
314
edited Feb 5 at 20:26
Kusalananda
132k17253416
edited Feb 5 at 20:26
Kusalananda
132k17253416
edited Feb 5 at 20:26
Kusalananda
132k17253416
132k17253416
asked Feb 4 at 19:38
CansicoCansico
314
asked Feb 4 at 19:38
CansicoCansico
314
asked Feb 4 at 19:38
CansicoCansico
314
314
Do you have perhaps some pre- or post-command hook that's overwriting yourPS1?
– DopeGhoti
Feb 4 at 19:40
I'm not sure what a hook is, I'm gonna check
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 19:41
Oh-my-zsh isnt installed, neither a zsh theme configuration
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 20:09
Runzsh -f, and then try. It will invoke new shell without looking into any initialization files. If that works then it means some part of your startup file overwrites the prompt (preexecandprecmdfunctions are the most suspicious here).
– jimmij
Feb 4 at 22:58
Also interesting is that thePS1shown does not produce a single%as shown.
– JdeBP
Feb 4 at 23:18
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Do you have perhaps some pre- or post-command hook that's overwriting yourPS1?
– DopeGhoti
Feb 4 at 19:40
I'm not sure what a hook is, I'm gonna check
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 19:41
Oh-my-zsh isnt installed, neither a zsh theme configuration
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 20:09
Runzsh -f, and then try. It will invoke new shell without looking into any initialization files. If that works then it means some part of your startup file overwrites the prompt (preexecandprecmdfunctions are the most suspicious here).
– jimmij
Feb 4 at 22:58
Also interesting is that thePS1shown does not produce a single%as shown.
– JdeBP
Feb 4 at 23:18
Do you have perhaps some pre- or post-command hook that's overwriting your
PS1?– DopeGhoti
Feb 4 at 19:40
Do you have perhaps some pre- or post-command hook that's overwriting your
PS1?– DopeGhoti
Feb 4 at 19:40
I'm not sure what a hook is, I'm gonna check
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 19:41
I'm not sure what a hook is, I'm gonna check
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 19:41
Oh-my-zsh isnt installed, neither a zsh theme configuration
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 20:09
Oh-my-zsh isnt installed, neither a zsh theme configuration
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 20:09
Run
zsh -f, and then try. It will invoke new shell without looking into any initialization files. If that works then it means some part of your startup file overwrites the prompt (preexec and precmd functions are the most suspicious here).– jimmij
Feb 4 at 22:58
Run
zsh -f, and then try. It will invoke new shell without looking into any initialization files. If that works then it means some part of your startup file overwrites the prompt (preexec and precmd functions are the most suspicious here).– jimmij
Feb 4 at 22:58
Also interesting is that the
PS1 shown does not produce a single % as shown.– JdeBP
Feb 4 at 23:18
Also interesting is that the
PS1 shown does not produce a single % as shown.– JdeBP
Feb 4 at 23:18
|
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The precmd function (which is run before displaying a new prompt) was resetting the prompt. All I had to do was:
precmd_functions=""
(this removes all precmd "hook functions")
... and then I was able to change PS1. It's possible to change it permanently by adding this line to ~/.zshrc file.
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The precmd function (which is run before displaying a new prompt) was resetting the prompt. All I had to do was:
precmd_functions=""
(this removes all precmd "hook functions")
... and then I was able to change PS1. It's possible to change it permanently by adding this line to ~/.zshrc file.
edited Feb 5 at 20:22
Kusalananda
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answered Feb 5 at 20:17
CansicoCansico
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The precmd function (which is run before displaying a new prompt) was resetting the prompt. All I had to do was:
precmd_functions=""
(this removes all precmd "hook functions")
... and then I was able to change PS1. It's possible to change it permanently by adding this line to ~/.zshrc file.
edited Feb 5 at 20:22
Kusalananda
132k17253416
answered Feb 5 at 20:17
CansicoCansico
314
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The precmd function (which is run before displaying a new prompt) was resetting the prompt. All I had to do was:
precmd_functions=""
(this removes all precmd "hook functions")
... and then I was able to change PS1. It's possible to change it permanently by adding this line to ~/.zshrc file.
edited Feb 5 at 20:22
Kusalananda
132k17253416
answered Feb 5 at 20:17
CansicoCansico
314
The precmd function (which is run before displaying a new prompt) was resetting the prompt. All I had to do was:
precmd_functions=""
(this removes all precmd "hook functions")
... and then I was able to change PS1. It's possible to change it permanently by adding this line to ~/.zshrc file.
edited Feb 5 at 20:22
Kusalananda
132k17253416
answered Feb 5 at 20:17
CansicoCansico
314
edited Feb 5 at 20:22
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Do you have perhaps some pre- or post-command hook that's overwriting your
PS1?– DopeGhoti
Feb 4 at 19:40
I'm not sure what a hook is, I'm gonna check
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 19:41
Oh-my-zsh isnt installed, neither a zsh theme configuration
– Cansico
Feb 4 at 20:09
Run
zsh -f, and then try. It will invoke new shell without looking into any initialization files. If that works then it means some part of your startup file overwrites the prompt (preexecandprecmdfunctions are the most suspicious here).– jimmij
Feb 4 at 22:58
Also interesting is that the
PS1shown does not produce a single%as shown.– JdeBP
Feb 4 at 23:18