Extra symbols after machine name on command prompt in xterm

[hajime]

Hi, I installed XQuartx and opened a xterm terminal. On the command prompt, it shows: hajime@machinename ~ % cursorsymbol
Same thing when I used the terminal program.

Why there are three extra characters ' ~ ' after machinename? Could you please let me know how to get rid of them? Thanks

 

[junkw]

it's the current directory

 

[hajime]

it's the current directory

Is there a way not to show it? On some systems I used before, it was not shown.

 

[MacUser2525]

Yes you need to edit the PS1 setting to what you desire. An article on someone wanting to add what you do not want. You will need to find where it is being set for the xterm.

How can I change my bash prompt to show my working directory?

I can print my current working dir like this myPrompt$ pwd /Users/me/myDir I want my shell to look like this /Users/me/myDir$ pwd /Users/me/myDir Is that possible? How can I do it?

unix.stackexchange.com

 

[Mikael H]

Yes you need to edit the PS1 setting to what you desire. An article on someone wanting to add what you do not want. You will need to find where it is being set for the xterm.

How can I change my bash prompt to show my working directory?

I can print my current working dir like this myPrompt$ pwd /Users/me/myDir I want my shell to look like this /Users/me/myDir$ pwd /Users/me/myDir Is that possible? How can I do it?

unix.stackexchange.com

In addition to the above, the ”%” prompt indicates the OP is using the now-default zsh environment rather than Bash as per the article in the link. Although mostly compatible, zsh may provide different abilities in some areas.

 

[hajime]

In addition to the above, the ”%” prompt indicates the OP is using the now-default zsh environment rather than Bash as per the article in the link. Although mostly compatible, zsh may provide different abilities in some areas.

Is zsh a new thing? It shows up on the terminal. Never heard of it before. Used Bash when in school many years ago.

 

[Mikael H]

Is zsh a new thing? It shows up on the terminal. Never heard of it before. Used Bash when in school many years ago.

Apple hasn’t been updating their Bash version in forever and finally decided to make their default something with a license that doesn’t require them to be as open with their source code.

zsh in itself isn’t particularly new. The benefit is that it’s mainly bash compatible. It also is very expandable.