[LUNI] Customize the PS1 prompt

[Kelly Martin]

doug_dallmer wrote:
> I am trying to customize the PS1 prompt to include the full path that it is
> currently in (ie: a "pwd" command) & ( including `pwd` doesn't work).
> 
> According to the RedHat Linux 8 Bible I have this should be the inclusion of
> the "\w"; however it only returns a "~" in the prompt.   When I use a "\W" I
> get the current workng directory as expected.   This happens in both the 2.2
> and the 2.4 kernels.
> 
> Any ideas about fixing it?

Fixing what?  This behavior is as designed.  See the bash manpage.  ~ is 
the representation of the current working when you're in your home 
directory.

If you want the full path without tilde substitution, you'll have to 
hack bash.

Kelly