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Re: is it a bug that PWD=whatever sets PS1's \w to that regardless
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Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev |
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Re: is it a bug that PWD=whatever sets PS1's \w to that regardless |
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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:28:17 +0100 |
but is it a bug
its a bug to use heavy subshells for such
i understand the addment of this case tho
On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 1:23 PM Chris Elvidge <celvidge001@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 16/03/2021 10:23 am, Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev wrote:
> > .. ?
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> > # root ~/ogt2/confs ( 0 @ 2 ) boost ( 42098 @ 1615890149.004363 ==
> > 2021-03-16+11:22:2920 ) #
> > PWD=/bla
> > # root /bla ( 0 @ 2 ) boost ( 42148 @ 1615890199.128728 ==
> > 2021-03-16+11:23:1920 ) #
> >
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> Yes, it seems \w (and \W) take their values from $PWD
> If you want to register the current directory in $PS1 regardless, change
> \w to `pwd`
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> --
> Chris Elvidge
> England
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