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

Obviously. If you had worked on VMS, why would you want to emulate it? <evil grin>

Scott Shafer
San Antonio, TX
210.581.6217

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jared.Still_at_radisys.com [SMTP:Jared.Still_at_radisys.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 7:13 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Unix question: how to display SID and path in prompt
>
> Mladen,
>
> Your magnificent intuition and superior powers of reasoning
> have finally failed you.
>
> I've never touched VMS. ;)
>
> Jared
>
>
>
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> "Gogala, Mladen" <MGogala_at_oxhp.com>
> Sent by: root_at_fatcity.com
> 08/26/2002 01:28 PM
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> Subject: RE: Unix question: how to display SID and path in
> prompt
>
>
> Jared, the "alias cd='go'" line immediately betrays you as a
> former VMS person. Next thing you know and your aliases will
> be like "set_def""
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jared.Still_at_radisys.com [mailto:Jared.Still_at_radisys.com]
> > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 3:08 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: RE: Unix question: how to display SID and path in prompt
> >
> >
> > > 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
> >
> > function go {
> > \cd $1
> > typeset -Z2 _h; typeset -Z2 _m # 2
> > digits, zero padded
> > _hh="(SECONDS/3600)%24" _mm="(SECONDS/60)%60" # hours, minutes
> > _time='${_x[(_m=_mm)==(_h=_hh)]}$_h:$_m'
> > typeset bold=$(tput bold)
> > typeset shy=$(tput rmso)
> > PS1="[ `pwd` ]"
> > PS1=$PS1`echo
> > "\n\n${bold}$_time-${UMACHINE}:${ORACLE_SID}${shy}:${LOGNAME}-
> > $TTY > "`
> > # need to be able to turn xtitle off when using 'go'
> > if [ "$TERM" = "xterm2" -o "$TERM" = "xterm" ] ;then
> > # don't do xtitle if NO_CD_TITLE is set or in SCREEN
> > #[ "$NO_CD_TITLE" -o "$WINDOW" -ge 1 ] || xtitle
> > ${MACHINE}:${PWD}
> > :
> > fi
> > }
> >
> > alias cd='go '
> >
> > --------------------
> > 10:2-rsysdevdb:dv01:jkstill-3 > rm this_file_does_not_exist
> > rm: cannot remove `this_file_does_not_exist': No such file or
> > directory
> > [ /home/jkstill/tmp ]
> >
> > 10:2-rsysdevdb:dv01:jkstill-3 > echo $?
> > 1
> > [ /home/jkstill/tmp ]
> >
> > 10:2-rsysdevdb:dv01:jkstill-3 > echo $?
> > 0
> > [ /home/jkstill/tmp ]
> >
> > 10:2-rsysdevdb:dv01:jkstill-3 >
> >
> > Jared
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Curiel, David" <david.curiel_at_pioneer.com>
> > Sent by: root_at_fatcity.com
> > 08/26/2002 08:23 AM
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> > Subject: RE: Unix question: how to display SID
> > and path in prompt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Also be aware that when using backticks in your PS1 variable, you are
> > influencing $? as a result.
> >
> > What happens, is that when you run a command (i.e. "rm
> > <some_file_that_doesnt_exist>") and then say "echo $?", you
> > are getting
> > the
> > return code ($?) of your PS1 execution (which is likely to
> > always be 0) -
> > NOT the $? of the "rm" command.
> >
> > David Curiel
> >
> >
> >
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