xterm question

[ECartman]

is it possable to get xterm to display the path of the folder you're in. Not a big deal, but it would be kinda nice.

[sharth]

PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '

[ECartman]

cool, is there some way I can get that to happen every time I start xterm?

i tryed the -e option, but I guess it just runns that line and then closes right away.

[sharth]

that line was from my .bashrc

[Sepero]

I had a problem like this too recently. I use terminal mode a lot and hate when xterm pops up like that.

The way I fixed it was to change the command that my windowmanager gives to start xterm. Before it was just giving the command "xterm". If you change it to "xterm -ls", it will read your ".profile" or ".login" file. This way it will appear similar to your terminal.

You may also want to try other options like:
"xterm -ls -fn courB12 -geometry 80x25+0+0"
Look up "man xterm" for details.

P.S.
If it still gives you a problem, you'll need to insert in your ".profile" the "PS1=<?>" that you want.

[ECartman]

cool, that -ls option is great, it even color-codes thing like the actual terminal does. thanks.

I even went through the man page for xterm, but must have missed that one.

[Sepero]

Awsome dude. It's always neat to hear someone write back about how a suggestion worked. Thanks.