RE: Unix question: how to display SID and path in prompt

From: <lembark_at_wrkhors.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:41:58 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004BFCFF.20020826134158@fatcity.com>

• "Curiel, David" <david.curiel_at_pioneer.com> on 08/26/02 12:03:20 -0800

> Jared Writes:

>>> Also be aware that when using backticks in your PS1 variable,  you are
>>> influencing $? as a result. 

>

>> I don't find that to be true with pdksh - PD KSH v5.2.14 99/07/13.2

And, what's more, you don't need to backtick the stuff during normal operation: the host and username won't normally change and PWD is a reasonable approximation of where you are.

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