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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 12:08:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: Change command prompt
To: Yu Zhang <yxz11 AT psu DOT edu>, cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
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--- Yu Zhang <yxz11 AT psu DOT edu> wrote:
> Hello there:
> 
> I tried to change command prompt by putting "export PS1='`cygpath -w
> \w`>'"(no double quotation marks) in ~/.bashrc. The prompt changed but the
> cursor is moved to the first column. However, if I execute "export
> PS1='`cygpath -w \w`>'", then everything is fine. What did I do wrong and
> what should I do to change command prompt.
> 

Make sure that the .bashrc file has UNIX style line endings.

cp .bashrc .bashrc.old
tr -d '\r' < .bashrc.old > .bashrc

Cheers,

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   Earnie Boyd: <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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