Re: tcsh

From: Ulf Zimmermann (ulf_at_Alameda.net)
Date: 04/29/05

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    Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:13:24 -0700
To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>

    On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 09:28:03PM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
    > In message: <42719BA0.5030901@samsco.org>
    > Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> writes:
    > : Why does 'cd' have to be aliased?
    >
    > It doesn't. In historical csh implementations (eg, sunos 4, 4.2 or
    > 4.3 BSD) needed to alias cd to get the prompt set, but tcsh has indeed
    > obviated that need, with all the benefits that you describe.
    >
    > Warner

    I got two standard settings for tcsh:

    Depended on the TERM set:

       alias precmd 'echo -n "^[]2;$HOST^G"'

    And prompt:

    set prompt = '%B%m%b %n %C3 %# '

    I do put the user in because of using more then myself and root. 

    -- 
Regards, Ulf.
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