Re: current directory

On Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:36:36 -0500, Daniel L Newhouse
<[email protected]> wrote:

A file must have copy and delete enabled for the move command to work
on it.

>On Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:04:17 -0500, Daniel L Newhouse
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>ls -al is the way to view files in Unix.  That way you can see your
>startup scripts and the write permissions on your files.  Change the
>write permissions with chmod.
>
>
>>On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:52:34 -0500, Daniel L Newhouse
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>There is a web site on all the prompt strings
>>
>>https://idojo.co/how-to-set-a-custom-bash-shell-prompt-string-ps0-ps1-ps2-ps3-ps4-in-linux/
>>
>>PS1    The  value  of  this parameter is expanded (see PROMPTING
>>below)
>>       and used as the primary prompt string.   The  default  value is
>>       ``\s-\v\$ ''.
>>PS2    The  value of this parameter is expanded as with PS1 and used
>>as
>>       the secondary prompt string.  The default is ``> ''.
>>PS3    The value of this parameter is used as the prompt for the
>>select
>>       command (see SHELL GRAMMAR above).
>>PS4    The  value  of  this  parameter  is expanded as with PS1 and
>>the
>>       value is printed before each command bash displays during an
>>ex-
>>       ecution trace.  The first character of the expanded value of
>>PS4
>>       is replicated multiple times, as necessary, to indicate
>>multiple
>>       levels of indirection.  The default is ``+ ''.
>>
>>
>>>On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:02:42 -0500, Daniel L Newhouse
>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>.profile is the login script.  
>>>
>>>PS1 is called a "prompt string."
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 17 Apr 2021 23:48:43 -0500, Daniel L Newhouse
>>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>.bashrc in the home directory is the startup script.
>>>>
>>>>>On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:52:47 -0500, Daniel L Newhouse
>>>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>"\s-\v\w$" is the best it will ever be, a $ before the prompt.  
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 18:40:31 -0500, Daniel L Newhouse
>>>>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The fact that there is no startup script, however, means that you have
>>>>>>to change PS1 every time you restart cygwin!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I also vote for Minix compatibility.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 18:35:48 -0500, Daniel L Newhouse
>>>>>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>K, the syntax is "\s-\v\w".  What I posted was a typo.  Parts of these
>>>>>>>>Kindle books aren't searchable.  Try searching on "PS1" to find it in
>>>>>>>>Bash from O'Reilly.  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Also, IIRC, ending the prompt with a '~' indicates a working
>>>>>>>directory, which is normal, whereas ending it with a '$' indicates an
>>>>>>>absolute path.