[Peeweelinux] Can i configure the bash prompt like in the MANDRAKE 8.1 distribution and with the history file too ?

[Adi Linden]

Hi,

There is a bash package in PeeWeeLinux.

Adi

On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, jim barchuk wrote:

> Hi David!
> 
> > Just an other question:
> > Can i configure the bash prompt like the MANDRAKE 8.1 distribution and
> > activate the history file ?
> > If yes, witch file i have to modify ? (.profile ?)
> > And what i have to add for having the bash like this : [user@domain]$
> > (and the history file activated)
> 
> I'm surprised no one answered this. I'm replying FTR as it's a good FAQ
> item. And I had lots of fun looking into ash. :)
> 
> pwl doesn't have bash, 512540 under rh7.0, it has ash, 64924 under 6.2.
> 
> Ash doesn't support history. I *think* it doesn't support prompt
> variables. Hard to find docs for it but that's the impression I get from
> var.c. (I am not a c-geek but all it seems to do is set it to either $ or
> #.)
> 
> Have a :) day!
> 
> jb
> 
>