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Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:01:36 -0400
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Subject: Re: How to use only one line (remove the logged in info)?
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On 8/22/2011 8:54 AM, icet wrote:
>
> Hi, could someone tell me how can I make the terminal use only one line
> instead of two? Right now it is like this
>
> Administrator AT ddv~
> #
>
> I would like either
> #
>
> or
> Administrator AT ddv~ #

Assuming you're talking about bash, you want to manipulate
the setting of environment variable PS1.  See "man bash" ...

This is not cygwin specific.

Regards -- Eliot Moss

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