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--- resources:bash_resources [2015/06/24 11:02] – created anthony
+++ resources:bash_resources [2019/05/22 16:08] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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+====== bash Resources ======
+\\
 ====== bash variables ======
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 </code>
+\\
+----
+====== bash command prompt customization ======
+<2016-01-27>
+===== Show cwd basename, not entire absolute path =====
+First, back up the copy of ''.bashrc'' that came with Ubuntu:
+<code bash>
+anthony@anthony-VirtualBox:~$ cp -p .bashrc .bashrc.orig
+</code>
+Changed ''\w'' (absolute path, I think) to ''\W'' ("basename", just the single directory name):
+<code bash>
+if [ "$color_prompt" = yes ]; then
+    PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '
+else
+# orig. line:
+#    PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
+# adc changed 2016.01.27:
+    PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\W\$ '
+fi
+</code>
+Based on advice from:
+http://askubuntu.com/questions/16728/hide-current-working-directory-in-terminal
+http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-unix-bash-shell-setup-prompt.html
+\\
+----