Hide current working directory in terminal

reno_queen

As a default, the terminal prompt shows something like: user@system:/folder1/folder2/folder3/folder4$ the deeper you go into the filesystem, the less space is left for typing in commands. Can I change this to only show something like: > I mean, I can just type pwd to show where I am at. ;)

Originally asked by Theodor on Stack Exchange (askubuntu) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

export PS1='\u@\h: ' That results in oli@bert: for my prompt. If you really want something as minimalist as you ask for, try this: export PS1='> ' You can attach that to the end of your ~/.bashrc file to have it persist between logins. You can also get creative with some colours. Here's what I use on my servers: export PS1='\[\033[0;35m\]\h\[\033[0;33m\] \w\[\033[00m\]: ' Giving (it's easier to see on a full black background): Glossary of acceptable characters in PS1

Full answer by Oli: https://askubuntu.stackexchange.com/a/16729 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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