Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT sources DOT redhat DOT com> List-Archive: <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/> List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com> List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>, <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/#faqs> Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com 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 Message-ID: <20001205192039.B16709@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin support <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com> References: <3A2D7E97 DOT A69A6E91 AT sattel DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i 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 -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com