making tcsh mimic bash behavior

[storm2k]

hey everyone. one of the things i love about the bash shell in linux is how it shows the current directory you're in (for example, if i'm in /home/mero, it shows (computer name) [mero] in the prompt. my shcool's unix system however, uses tcsh for its shell. how can i edit my .cshrc file such that i can customize my prompt even more (right now my .cshrc command for my prompt is merely

set prompt = "mero@eden: "

thanks

[lynchmob]

Try this:

Place the following into the .cshrc or .tcshrc file:

setenv HOST `uname -n`
alias setprompt 'set prompt="$HOST($cwd)%"'
alias cd 'cd \!* && setprompt'
alias pushd 'pushd \!* && setprompt'
alias popd 'popd \!* && setprompt'
setprompt
The resulting prompt would look like this:

      mars:(/export/home/joe)%

Got it from Here
HTH
lynch

[pbharris]

i will post my work one tomarrow.

[pbharris]

(five days later...)

[panther2:~]:more .tcshrc
echo didit
set autolist=ambiguous
setenv CLASSPATH /usr/misc/java:/usr/misc/jre-1.3.1/lib:/export/usr1/blackfly4/ftr_tool
#
setenv PATH ${PATH}:$HOME/bin/:/usr/atria/bin:/usr/openwin/bin/:/vobs/atso_tools/build/bin/:/usr/misc/bin/:/vobs/atso_to
ols/compiler/diab/4.3e/SUNS/bin/:/usr/vendor/Maker-5.5.6/bin/:$CLASSPATH
#
set prompt="[%m:%c]:"

source /usr/vendor/env/lsf_5.0.env
#alias
alias ct 'cleartool'
alias xt 'xterm -sb -sl 10000 -n $HOST -fg white -bg black &'
alias rm 'rm'
alias cls 'clear'
alias x 'exit'
alias l '$HOME/bin/ls -p --color'
alias pss 'ps -ef | grep cph013'
alias ll 'ls -l'
alias pwv 'ct pwv'
alias catcs 'ct catcs'
alias edcs 'ct edcs'
alias sv 'ct setview'
alias vdp 'ct diff -graphical -predecessor'
alias sf '/vobs/atso_tools/boot/super'
#alias diff 'ct diff -graphical -predecessor'
#alias vim 'gvim -fg black -bg white'
alias vtree 'ct lsvtree -graphical'
alias d2u 'dos2unix'
alias path 'echo $PATH'
alias netscape '/usr/vendor/Netscape/netscape &'
#end of aliases

setenv JAVABIN /usr/misc/jre-1.3.1/bin
#setenv WINEDITOR /usr/local/bin/gvim
#setenv EDITOR /usr/local/bin/gvim
setenv LPDEST brie
setenv DISPLAY ${REMOTEHOST}:0.0



[panther2:~]:

[Praetorian]

Just switch shells. I've got an awesome ZSH setup that I could give you. Looks and works better than BASH IMO.

[pbharris]

Originally posted by Praetorian
Just switch shells. I've got an awesome ZSH setup that I could give you. Looks and works better than BASH IMO.

Blasphemy!!!

[Praetorian]

ah! Nevermind. My ZSH stuff doesn't work on Linux like it does on FreeBSD. let me hack away at it for a bit and try to get it working 100%.

[storm2k]

actually, i don't want to change my linux setup. i actually just wanted to be able to get a director printout for tcsh when i run on my school's shell. pbharris pointed me in the right direction.

[storm2k]

see, i did it, that %c variable roughly does what i want without me having to do some massive scripting: