Changing Unix system prompt


	Lesson 7 Objective	Changing your system prompt Use the prompt variable to redefine your system prompt.
		By default, the C shell uses the percent sign (%) as a prompt. You can change the default by redefining the C shell’s prompt variable , using this general form: % set prompt=value Prompt variable :The prompt variable is a C shell variable that stores the value of your shell prompt. For example, to set your prompt to Hello there %, use this command: % set prompt="Hello there %" Hello there % Note the following: First, it’s a UNIX convention to keep the default character at the end of a prompt. This helps you identify your shell. For example, the prompt for your course account is lab2%. Second, the prompt value must be supplied as a single argument. Because Hello there % contains spaces, the phrase is quoted. This causes the shell to treat the value as a single argument instead of as two. Finally, notice that the new prompt appears right after you set it. As another example, if I wanted to change my prompt to include my user ID, I would enter the following: % set prompt="danielg %" danielg % More complex prompts also can be defined. In the next lesson, storing your custom settings will be discussed.