Tag: terminal

How to customize default terminal prompt which looks like this?

ComputerName Directory UserName$

simply define PS1 variable with required format. To display only full path, use following:

export PS1="\w $"

• \d – date
• \t – time
• \h – hostname
• \# – command number
• \u – username
• \W – current directory (e.g.: Desktop)
• \w – current directory path (e.g.: /Users/Admin/Desktop)

External links:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14416274/how-to-suppress-or-customize-mac-terminal-shell-prompt