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Date:	Tue, 5 Dec 2000 19:20:39 -0500
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
To:	cygwin support <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	Re: prompt not dislayed correctly using in.telnetd
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In-Reply-To:	<3A2D7E97.A69A6E91@sattel.com>; from bedge@sattel.com on Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 03:47:35PM -0800

On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 03:47:35PM -0800, Bruce Edge wrote:
>When I telnet to my cygwin box, my prompt is not displayed correctly.
>
>My .profile sets it to:
>export PS1='\[\033]0;\w\007\033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]
>$ ' 
>
>When I login via telnet, it's shown as:
>\[\033]0;\w\007
>\033[32m\]\u@\h
>\[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]                                           
>
>instead of:
>user AT HOST PWD
>$
>
>This happens regardless of which telnet client I use, eg: cygwin, Linux,
>QNX...
>The other OSs _do_ expand the $PS1 path setting correctly.
>Am I missing something else?

You login shell is probably /bin/sh rather than /bin/bash.

Change your /etc/passwd.

cgf

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